Introduction
The Orange-Senqu River basin encapsulates a diverse landscape, from the temperate mountains of the Kingdom of Lesotho and the grasslands and savanna of central South Africa and southern Botswana, to the Nama Karoo and Succulent Karoo of western South Africa and southern Namibia.
The River Basin theme of the Orange-Senqu River Awareness Kit includes overview material on each of the following subjects, followed by descriptions of each subject in the context of the Orange-Senqu River basin:
Further context is also provided for each of the sub-basins.
The highlands of Lesotho, the source of the Orange-Senqu River.
Source:©iStockphoto/Coenders 2006
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 Augrabies Falls, on the lower reaches of the Orange-Senqu River, South Africa. Source:Vogel 2009 ( click to enlarge ) |
 Irrigated agriculture is the single largest water user in the basin. Source:Vogel 2009 ( click to enlarge ) |
