The Doring River () is a river in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. It is part of the Olifants/Doring River system.

The name 'Doring' is also applied to a stretch of the Sout River, another Olifants tributary, midway through its course.

Doring River

Course

It originates northeast of Ceres and joins the Olifants River near the town of Klawer as the Oudrif River after the confluence with the Koebee River. Tributaries include the Tankwa River, Riet River, Wolf River and Brandewyn River.

Doring River

Ecology

The Clanwilliam Yellowfish (Labeobarbus capensis), a local endemic species classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN, is still found in the Doring and other rivers of its basin.

Doring River

See also

List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa

List of rivers of South Africa

References

External links

The Influence of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Temperature on the Distribution, Habitat, Use and Recruitment of Threatened Cyprinids in a Western Cape River, South Africa List of South African Dams from the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (South Africa)

Rivers of the Western Cape