In this report available historical information on Onrus estuary is presented. The lower reach of the Onrus River or Onrust River as it is also known, has a small fresh water lagoon at its mouth. The area was originally part of a farm. According to Bulpin (1980) the first Europeans to visit the area called it "Onrus (restless) because of the everlasting droning of the sea". The estuary could act as a shelter for estuarine fish and support a marine invertebrate population near the mouth. It could have an area of reeds in the shallow water at the lagoon head with associated freshwater invertebrates and also provide a large expanse of deep water for recreational activities.
Reference:
Heinecken, TJE and St J Damstra, K. 1983. Report 24 of the Estuaries of the Cape, Part 2: Synopses of available information on individual systems series, edited by Heydorn, AEF and Grindley, JR. Stellenbosch: CSIR. (CSIR research report 423)
Heinecken, T., & St J Damstra, K. (1983). Onrus (CSW14) (CSIR Research Report number). CSIR, National Research Institute for Oceanology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3477
Heinecken, TJE, and K St J Damstra Onrus (CSW14). CSIR Research Report number. CSIR, National Research Institute for Oceanology, 1983. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3477
Heinecken T, St J Damstra K. Onrus (CSW14). 1983 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3477
