The importance of water levels in the management of the Klein River Estuary, Hermanus

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dc.contributor.advisorMorant, Patrick Den_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorGrindley, J Ren_ZA
dc.contributor.authorWaldron, Miranda Elizabethen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-20T15:33:10Z
dc.date.available2015-12-20T15:33:10Z
dc.date.issued1987en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: pages 85-89.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe Klein River Estuary is situated at Hermanus in the Western Cape, South Africa. The estuary mouth is normally closed by a sand berm during the summer and open to the sea during the wetter winter months. The estuary forms a shallow lagoon which is becoming increasingly popular for recreational activities. Several management problems have arisen which are now becoming important with the increase in recreational pressure. The main problems are: uncertainty about appropriateness of water levels, marine sand influx and accumulation, flooding of low lying developments, flooding of agricultural lands, decrease in fish catches and indecision about the ideal position of the estuary mouth in the sand berm. This study concentrates mainly on the effects of different possible water levels. The conclusion is that the estuary water level should be permitted to rise at least as high as the highest level investigated. The estuary should be allowed to breach the sand berm. Developments on low lying land, prone to flooding, should be prohibited and only those structures which would not be damaged by flooding should be allowed in such areas.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationWaldron, M. E. (1987). <i>The importance of water levels in the management of the Klein River Estuary, Hermanus</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15848en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationWaldron, Miranda Elizabeth. <i>"The importance of water levels in the management of the Klein River Estuary, Hermanus."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15848en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationWaldron, M. 1987. The importance of water levels in the management of the Klein River Estuary, Hermanus. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Waldron, Miranda Elizabeth AB - The Klein River Estuary is situated at Hermanus in the Western Cape, South Africa. The estuary mouth is normally closed by a sand berm during the summer and open to the sea during the wetter winter months. The estuary forms a shallow lagoon which is becoming increasingly popular for recreational activities. Several management problems have arisen which are now becoming important with the increase in recreational pressure. The main problems are: uncertainty about appropriateness of water levels, marine sand influx and accumulation, flooding of low lying developments, flooding of agricultural lands, decrease in fish catches and indecision about the ideal position of the estuary mouth in the sand berm. This study concentrates mainly on the effects of different possible water levels. The conclusion is that the estuary water level should be permitted to rise at least as high as the highest level investigated. The estuary should be allowed to breach the sand berm. Developments on low lying land, prone to flooding, should be prohibited and only those structures which would not be damaged by flooding should be allowed in such areas. DA - 1987 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1987 T1 - The importance of water levels in the management of the Klein River Estuary, Hermanus TI - The importance of water levels in the management of the Klein River Estuary, Hermanus UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15848 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationWaldron ME. The importance of water levels in the management of the Klein River Estuary, Hermanus. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 1987 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15848en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Environmental and Geographical Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEnvironmental Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleThe importance of water levels in the management of the Klein River Estuary, Hermanusen_ZA
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