Swakop River flowing into the ocean at Swakopmund
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.พ. 2022
- For the first time in 10 years the Swakop River has managed to break through to the ocean. Hundreds of people have come to see the spectacle!
The Swakop is a river in the desert, the Namib desert.
Due to sand mining, some people were dubious that the river would ever reach the ocean again. Namibia's rivers do not flow regularly, and the last time this river was flowing this strongly was in 2011. Luckily for everyone, the predictions were wrong and it was good to see the river flowing again! The rains across Namibia have been swelling the rivers all over Namibia.
The river's muddy color is also where it gets it's name from. Swakaub is a word that means "diarrhea" in a local language, and the river looks remarkably like that when it does flow.
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Very nice, thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
How beautiful is this scene! I wish it was perennial
That would make it like any other river... It is good the way it is
Wow, the river is flowing strongly too. Ten years is a long time for sure, am happy for you all. Great footage, thank you so much.
Our pleasure!
If water flowed eternal Swakopmund would have on top of beautiful and picturesque
It would have been very different!
I remember the flooding in 1974. Then it also a long time for it to flood again
Yeah, this river does not reach the ocean frequently. The last time I remember was in 2011.
Praise the Lord!!
Indeed!
That's awesome! So cool to see the crowd of people that came to see it flowing into the ocean too 😍
It was nice to see the big turnout!
What a blessing! Many rain like last year.
This year may be more rain than last!
Wow!! Baie dankie! Wees veilig mense. Groetnis...Tzaneen
Bly julle het geniet! Veilig wees daai kant ook!
@@AwesomeChapters baie dankie! 😀😀
Really spectacular, so much rain in the last few days, thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it
About time....
Yeah, it's been long overdue!
As jy kleuter in 1964"het ons dit beleef.
Dit is rerig spesiaal!
River evolved into ocean
Yeah, it was quite a sight!
Nice...Wish I was there...
Next time!
it would be nice if you told us where it is!
Ah, Swakopmund is in Namibia! :)
Are these crooked concrete pillars the remnants of a bridge?
Yes, you are correct. There was a railway bridge that was washed away, rebuilt and washed away again by previous floods. The railway bridge is now further up the river where there is a stronger foundation.
Lots of sky juice meandering to the sea . I hope the big blue dam doesnt overflow ..........lol.
A lot of that sky juice comes from the ocean, so we might be safe from it overflowing. :)
It's kind of sad seeing all that water running into the sea. Especial when it happens mostly once in a decade. Water is so important, I'd think in a desert country they would plan a dam?
They might want the sealife to propagate in the river. More than just fertile land because of the trace minerals reaching the plants near there river because of the food chain starting at the bottom of the ocean. Boron in the ocean is just one.
Since the river rarely flows, a dam would not be of much use, unfortunately.
Yeah, it's been a wild ride so far!
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@@AwesomeChapters the further trenching out of a deeper river to connect them should work as long as it was slightly below sea level
I can't even tell where which begins or ends 🙄
Glad you liked the video!
Amazing boet. Maaklik
Dit was awesome!
Oh I thought it meant heavy head mouth. Okay, good to know.
There is some more information here: www.namibweb.com/swakopmund.htm
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Thank you for your beautiful comment
Ons loof en prys ons Vader God in Jesus se naam
Dit is 'n wonderlike tyd