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The Klein estuary
(34°25' S;
19°18' E)
is located near the coastal town of Hermanus in the Western Cape. The river is approximately 66 km long with a catchment area of 906 sq. km. About 49% of the Klein catchment was under agriculture, mostly temporary commercial dryland agriculture with some improved grassland, permanent commercial irrigated agriculture, commercial forestry, and temporary commercial irrigated agriculture. Less than 1% of the catchment was degraded, comprising degraded shrubland and herbland. Approximately 51% of the Klein catchment was natural, comprising mainly shrubland, bushland, grassland and the waterbody of the Klein estuary. Urban development accounted for less than 1% of the land-cover and comprised mainly residential development associated with the towns of Hermanus near the coast and Stanford further inland.
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