The Klaas Smits River () is a river part of the Great Kei River system in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. It originates south of Molteno and flows through Sterkstroom, first southwards and then southeastwards before joining up with the Black Kei River. Presently the Klaas Smits River is part of the Mzimvubu to Keiskama Water Management Area.Is there a role for traditional governance systems in South Africa's new water management regime?
The Komani River is a tributary of the Klaas Smits, joining its left bank 5 km south of Queenstown.
The basin of this river saw much commando activity during the Second Boer War.Deneys Reitz, Commando: A Boer Journal of the Boer War, Kessinger Publishing, LLC,
See also Great Kei River List of rivers of South Africa
References
External links The South African Military History Society - Military History Journal Vol 13 No 1 SA Estuarine Land-cover: Great Kei Catchment Towns of historical interest in the 'kei