Mosetse River

The Mosetse River is a natural watercourse in Botswana. Within the country of Botswana the Mosetse is a source of water to the ephemeral wetlands of the Makgadikgadi Pans, where a number of crustacean species of limited distribution thrive.[1] More specifically the Mosetse River discharges to Sua Pan, draining parts of eastern Botswana.

Mosetse River
Location
CountryBotswana
Physical characteristics
SourceMakgadikgadi Pans
MouthSua Pan
  location
Botswana
Length1,700 km (1,100 mi)

See also

References

  1. Ann Hulsmans, Sofie Bracke, Kelle Moreau, Bruce J. Riddoch, Luc De Meester and Luc Brendonck, "Dormant egg bank characteristics and hatching pattern of the Phallocryptus spinosa (Anostraca) population in the Makgadikgadi Pans (Botswana), Hydrobiologia 571:1 (Nov. 2006), pages 123–132, Springer Netherlands, ISSN 0018-8158 (Print) 1573-5117.


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