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Reflecting on the #KnowYourRiver Lower Diep River Walk
Yesterday I walked from the N7 Highway to the Milnerton Lagoon Mouth to see for myself the challenges facing the Diep River. I was joined by @CityofCT officials. We met community members & user groups along the way.
Yesterday I walked from the N7 Highway to the Milnerton Lagoon Mouth to see for myself the challenges facing the Diep River. I was joined by @CityofCT officials. We met community members & user groups along the way.
Along this 15 kilometres stretch of river key challenges we saw were land invasion below the floodline, pollution from industrial run off, and sewage ingress from informal communities.
The community members we met along the river, and user groups such as the Milnerton Horse Riding School, all have a common desire to see a healthy and safe river.
#KnowYourRiver: Lower Diep River
This morning I will be walking the length of the Lower Diep River to Milnerton Lagoon mouth.
I will see for myself the state of the river & meet community members & officials along the way.
Start: 8AM
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This morning I will be walking the length of the Lower Diep River to Milnerton Lagoon mouth.
I will see for myself the state of the river & meet community members & officials along the way.
Start: 8AM
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The main tributary starts in the Kasteel Mountain, North of Malmesbury. It is joined by the Mosselbank catchment which finds it’s source in Durbanville.
It used to discharge into the ocean at three mouths but now has one fixed mouth at Milnerton Lagoon.
It used to discharge into the ocean at three mouths but now has one fixed mouth at Milnerton Lagoon.
Malibongwe Drive Bridge & the N7 is where the river enters Urban Cape Town. Once upon a time people would float grain barges into the ocean from here.
Due to agricultural abstraction this river is a now dry here.
Due to agricultural abstraction this river is a now dry here.
