| Blesbokspruit | |
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| Location | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Suikerbosrand River |
• coordinates | 26°36′00″S28°17′23″E / 26.6001°S 28.2898°E /-26.6001; 28.2898 |
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| Protection status | |
| Official name | Blesbokspruit |
| Designated | 2 October 1986 |
| Reference no. | 343[1] |
TheBlesbokspruit is a river inGauteng,South Africa that originates north ofDaveyton, from where it runs south and then west past the towns ofSprings,Nigel andHeidelberg before joining theSuikerbosrand River, a tributary of theVaal River.
TheMarievale Bird Sanctuary is situated in its upper reaches, established when roads and pipelines reached nearby mines in 1930. An area of 1,848 hectares has been declared aRamsar site to guard against industrial pollution of thewetland, and has been designated as anImportant Bird Area.
Among the plants and animals that can be found in the Bleksbokspruit wetland are heron, bulrushes,phragmites reeds,yellow-billed ducks,marsh mongoose and giant bullfrogs.[2][3]
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