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The Mzimvubu estuary
(31°38' S;
29°33' E)
is situated near the coastal town of Port St Johns on the Transkei coast of the Eastern Cape. This system drains a catchment area of approximately 19 853 sq. km. Approximately 16% of the Mzimvubu catchment was under agriculture, mainly subsistence farming. Some temporary commercial dryland agriculture, commercial forestry, temporary commercial irrigated agriculture and improved grassland were also present. About 23% of the catchment comprised degraded grassland while approximately 58% was natural. This mostly comprised grassland and bushland with some wetland and forest also present. About 2% of the Mzimvubu catchment was urban, mostly residential (rural) development.
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