Bot River

Bot River
Bot River
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Etymology	Translated into Afrikaans (bot; a contraction of butter) from its Khoekhoe name Gouga, meaning 'rich in fat'.
Location
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Physical characteristics
Source	_
Mouth	Indian Ocean
• location	Eastern Cape, South Africa
• coordinates	34°22′5″S 19°5′55″E / 34.36806°S 19.09861°E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Basin features
Protection status
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Bot - Kleinmond Estuarine System
Designated	31 January 2017
Reference no.	2291

Bot River (Afrikaans: Botrivier) is a river in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The Bot River mouth, located at Fisherhaven and Kleinmond, is a Ramsar site.^[2] Its tributaries include the Swart River. The river falls within the Drainage system G.

Etymology

The Afrikaans name bot is a contraction of botter. This comes from the Khoekhoe making and bartering butter with traders in the Cape.^[2]

^ "History of Botrivier, Overberg, Western Cape". southafrica.co.za. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
^ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "Bot - Kleinmond Estuarine System". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

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