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| Rietvlei - Winter 2007 |
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Heavy
winter
rains
from
late
April
onwards
means
that
water
levels
in
Rietvlei
is
once
again
rising. |
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Just
before
the
rains
there
were
extensive
rafts
of
Water
Hyacinth
in
the
Diep
River
-
this
picture
was
taken
downstream
from
the
Blouberg
Road
bridge. |
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The
southern
pans
filling
up. |
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The
northern
pan,
a
few
weeks
ago
still
the
source
of
severe
dust
storms,
is
now
under
water. |
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The
model
aircraft
club's
runway
is
inundated
-
they
will
have
to
replace
the
wheels
on
the
model
planes
with
pontoons. |
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A
closer
view
of
the
northern
pan
- it
is
the
water
area
just
beyond
the
bird
hide. |
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The
south
basin
looking
healthy,
not
much
algae
in
sight. |
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The
water
hyacinth
from
higher
up
the
river
was
washed
out
to
sea.
The
picture
shows
clumps
of
it
in
the
lower
estuary. |
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The
Diep
River
estuary
at
low
tide. |
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Clumps
of
water
hyacinth
floating
out
to
sea. |
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Council
workers
cleaning
up
the
water
hyacinth
washed
up
on
the
shore
at
the
estuary. |
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A
few
days
later
the
estuary
appears
tranquil. |
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Still
the
odd
clump
of
water
hyacinth
and
reeds
floating
down
to
the
sea. |
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Brown
fresh
water
is
still
flowing
out
to
sea. |
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There
is
quite
a
strong
flow. |
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