Gamka

The Gamka River rises in the Great Karoo north of Beaufort West and flows towards the Swartberg. Its name comes from a Khoisan word for lion, recalling an animal once found on these dry plains. The river and its tributaries cross a country of sparse rain, open grass and low shrubs. Farther south the Gamka cuts through the mountains and joins the Olifants River, their waters continuing towards the coast as the Gourits.