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The Qora estuary
(32°27' S;
28°40' E)
is situated south of the coastal town of Port St Johns on the Transkei coast of the Eastern Cape. This system drains a catchment area of approximately 700 sq. km. Agriculture comprised 21% of the land-cover in the Qora catchment. This was mostly subsistence farming with some commercial forestry also present. About 4% of the catchment comprised degraded grassland while 70% was natural. Natural land-cover consisted mainly of grassland, bushland, and forest. Approximately 4% of the catchment comprised residential (rural) development.
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