Modder River (Fluss)
| Modder | ||
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| Daten | ||
| Lage |  SüdafrikaFreistaat | |
| Flusssystem | Oranje | |
| Abfluss über | Riet River → Vaal → Oranje → Atlantik | |
| Quelle | in der Provinz Freistaat, nahe der Westspitze Lesothos. | |
| Mündung | bei Modder River in den Riet River.Koordinaten: 29° 2′ 22″ S, 24° 37′ 41″ O 29° 2′ 22″ S, 24° 37′ 41″ O | |
| Mündungshöhe | 1111 m
| |
| Abfluss am Pegel Tweeriviere (C5H035)[1] AEo: 17.313 km² Lage: 3 km oberhalb der Mündung |
NNQ MNQ 1989–2021 MQ 1989–2021 Mq 1989–2021 MHQ 1989–2021 HHQ (Max. Monat Ø) |
0 l/s 140 l/s 1,64 m³/s 0,1 l/(s km²) 4,5 m³/s 55,2 m³/s |
| Kleinstädte | Modder River | |
 Das Vaal-Einzugsgebiet (ocker) im Einzugsgebiet des Oranje (orange) und dem Modder (linke untere Mitte) | ||
Der Modder ist ein rechter Nebenfluss des Riet River in Südafrika.
Verlauf
Der Fluss hat seine Quellen in der Provinz Freistaat, nahe der Westspitze Lesothos. Er fließt in westliche Richtung. Kurz vor der Mündung überquert er die Grenze zur Provinz Nordkap. Der Modder mündet schließlich bei Modder River in den Riet River.
Hydrometrie
Die Abflussmenge des Modder River wurde am Pegel Tweeriviere über die Jahre 1989 bis 2021, beim größten Teil seines Einzugsgebietes in m³/s gemessen.[1]
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Konflikte
Der Modder ist vor allem für die kriegerischen Auseinandersetzungen bekannt, die an seinen Ufern ausgefochten wurden. Das sind:
