Semowane River

Semowane River
Location
Country	Botswana
Physical characteristics
Source	Makgadikgadi Pans
Mouth	Makgadikgadi

The Semowane River is a major natural watercourse in Southern Africa. Within Botswana the Semowane River forms a boundary between several governmental jurisdictions. This river is a vital source of water to the ephemeral wetlands of the Makgadikgadi, where a number of species of limited distribution thrive. Specifically the Semowane River discharges to the Sua Pan.

See also

• Nwetwe Pan

References

• Botswana National Government Constitution: Volume I (2008)
• Ann Hulsmans, Sofie Bracke, Kelle Moreau, Bruce J. Riddoch, Luc De Meester and Luc Brendonck, Dormant egg bank characteristics and hatching pattern of the Phallocryptus spinosa (Anostraca) population in the Makgadikgadi Pans (Botswana), Hydrobiologia, Springer Netherlands, Volume 571, Number 1 / November, 2006 ISSN 0018-8158 (Print) 1573–5117, pages 123-132

Line notes

20°23′43″S 26°15′21″E / 20.3954°S 26.2557°E / -20.3954; 26.2557