Karnmelkspruit

Karnmelkspruit
River
A special tourist train steaming across the Kraai River bridge near Lady Grey in 1979
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
Part of Orange River
Source
 - location Witteberge
 - elevation 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
 - coordinates 30°42′31″S 27°27′51″E / 30.70861°S 27.46417°E / -30.70861; 27.46417
Mouth
 - location South of Lady Grey, South Africa
 - elevation 1,400 m (4,593 ft)
 - coordinates 30°54′20″S 27°07′28″E / 30.90556°S 27.12444°E / -30.90556; 27.12444Coordinates: 30°54′20″S 27°07′28″E / 30.90556°S 27.12444°E / -30.90556; 27.12444

The Karnmelkspruit is a tributary of the Kraai River in the Senqu area in the northeastern part of the Eastern Cape. It rises to the south of Wittenberg near Lesotho and flows as a stream southwestward through valleys and gorges east of the town of Lady Grey and further south to where it joins the Kraai River at 30°54′20″S 27°07′58″E / 30.90556°S 27.13278°E / -30.90556; 27.13278.

The river is crossed by a historical railway line (at 30°48′01″S 27°14′48″E / 30.80028°S 27.24667°E / -30.80028; 27.24667), and the Jan Kemp Vorster Bridge (1973) carries car traffic over the river in the direction of Barkly East, about 50 km away.

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