The Keiskamma River () is a river in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa. The river flows into the Indian Ocean in the Keiskamma Estuary, located by Hamburg Nature Reserve, near Hamburg,Integrated Management Plan for the Hamburg Nature Reserve midway between East London and Port Alfred. The Keiskamma flows first in a southwestern and then in a southeastern direction after meeting its main tributary, the Tyhume River.
The Keiskamma River marked the border between the Cape Province and former British Kaffraria, known also then as Queen Adelaide's Province, until 1847.The Kat River Rebellion by the Khoe and Cape Creoles in the Eastern Cape
Presently this river is part of the Mzimvubu to Keiskamma Water Management Area.Is there a role for traditional governance systems in South Africa's new water management regime?
Ecology There is a small population of the endangered Eastern Province rocky (Sandelia bainsii) in the Tyhume River, part of the Keiskamma river basin.Sandelia bainsii
Dams Sandile Dam
See also List of rivers of South Africa List of estuaries of South Africa
References
External links Keiskamma River Catchment (South Africa) Towns of historical interest in the 'kei Cape slavery heritage The carcass of Huberta, the Keiskamma River Hippopotamus (Apr 1931)