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The Palmiet estuary
(34°21' S;
19°0' E)
is located west of the coastal town of Hermanus in the Western Cape. The river is approximately 73 km long with a catchment area of 535 sq. km. Approximately 41% of the Palmiet catchment was under agriculture. This mainly comprised permanent commercial irrigated lands and commercial forestry. Less than 1% of the catchment comprised degraded shrubland while about 58% was natural, mainly shrubland, bushland and waterbodies. There are a number of impoundments in the Palmiet catchment; major dams include the Kogelberg Dam, Rockview Dam, Eikenhof Dam, and the Nuweberg Dam. About 1% of the catchment was urban, comprising mainly residential and industrial development associated with the inland towns of Grabouw and Elgin.
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