The Blesbokspruit is a river in Gauteng, South Africa that originates north of Daveyton, from where it runs south and then west past the towns of Springs, Nigel and Heidelberg before joining the Suikerbosrand River, a tributary of the Vaal River.

Blesbokspruit
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Blesbokspruit is located in South Africa
Blesbokspruit
Location
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
Physical characteristics
MouthSuikerbosrand River
 • coordinates
26°36′00″S 28°17′23″E / 26.6001°S 28.2898°E / -26.6001; 28.2898
Basin features
Protection status
Official nameBlesbokspruit
Designated2 October 1986
Reference no.343[1]

The Marievale Bird Sanctuary is situated in its upper reaches, established when roads and pipelines reached nearby mines in 1930. An area of 1,848 hectares has been declared a Ramsar site to guard against industrial pollution of the wetland, and has been designated as an Important Bird Area.

Biodiversity

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Among the plants and animals that can be found in the Bleksbokspruit wetland are heron, bulrushes, phragmites reeds, yellow-billed ducks, marsh mongoose and giant bullfrogs.[2][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Blesbokspruit". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Marievale Bird Sanctuary: Gauteng Tourism Authority". www.gauteng.net. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Marievale Bird Sanctuary". www.nigel.co.za. Retrieved 25 May 2022.