Orange River
major river of southern Africa
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Summary
Orange River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 0.56% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,413 views/month, #76 of 13,643).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Lesotho[3], Namibia[4], South Africa[5]
- Continent: Africa[6]
- Basin country: Lesotho[7]
- Commons category: Orange River[8]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Atlantic Ocean[9]
- Lake on watercourse: Vanderkloof Dam Reservoir[10]
- Origin of the watercourse: Drakensberg[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Orange River[12]
- Tributary: Malibamat'so River[13], Senqunyane River[14], Makhaleng River[15], Caledon River[16], Vaal River[17], Fish River[18], Molopo River[19], Gamkabrivier[20], Kraai River[21], Telle[22]
- Category for the water basin: Category:Orange River Basin[23]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[24], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[27], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[29], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[30]
- Heritage designation: Ramsar site[31]
- Length: 2200 km[32]
- Elevation above sea level: 1400 m[33]
- Watershed area: 973,000 km²[34]
- Discharge: 800 cubic metre per second[35]
- Drainage basin: Orange River basin[36]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[37]
Why It Matters
Orange River has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]