Estuarine and Coastal Research Unit, ECRU2009-07-012009-07-011981-06CSIR, Estuarine and Coastal Research Unit. 1981. Report 5 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 404)0 7988 1828 Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/10204/3487Estuaries of the CapeThe Holgat is not an estuary in the true sense, due to a combination of factors. Although the catchment has an area of 1500 km2, the Holgat last flowed in 1925. The main reason for this appears to be the low rainfall in the catchment and the dune-covered arid hinterland readily absorbs the scanty run-ff. The high salinity of the water in the trench at the mouth suggests that there is very little subsurface freshwater seepage from higher-lying area. The report is part of a series on Cape Estuaries being published under the general title.enEstuaries - South African estuariesMarine ecologyCape estuariesCoastal researchHolgat RiverHolgat estuaryAbiotic characteristicsBiotic characteristicsRiver catchmentFaunaFloraCouncil for Scientific and Industrial ResearchCSIRNational Research Institute for OceanologyNRIOOceanographyReportEstuarine and Coastal Research Unit, E. (1981). <i>Holgat (CW2)</i> (CSIR Research Report number). CSIR, National Research Institute for Oceanology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3487Estuarine and Coastal Research Unit, ECRU <i>Holgat (CW2).</i> CSIR Research Report number. CSIR, National Research Institute for Oceanology, 1981. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3487Estuarine and Coastal Research Unit E. Holgat (CW2). 1981 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3487TY - Report AU - Estuarine and Coastal Research Unit, ECRU AB - The Holgat is not an estuary in the true sense, due to a combination of factors. Although the catchment has an area of 1500 km2, the Holgat last flowed in 1925. The main reason for this appears to be the low rainfall in the catchment and the dune-covered arid hinterland readily absorbs the scanty run-ff. The high salinity of the water in the trench at the mouth suggests that there is very little subsurface freshwater seepage from higher-lying area. The report is part of a series on Cape Estuaries being published under the general title. DA - 1981-06 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Estuaries - South African estuaries KW - Marine ecology KW - Cape estuaries KW - Coastal research KW - Holgat River KW - Holgat estuary KW - Abiotic characteristics KW - Biotic characteristics KW - River catchment KW - Fauna KW - Flora KW - Council for Scientific and Industrial Research KW - CSIR KW - National Research Institute for Oceanology KW - NRIO KW - Oceanography LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 1981 SM - 0 7988 1828 X T1 - Holgat (CW2) TI - Holgat (CW2) UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3487 ER -