Caledon River

Mohokare
Mohokare
	Location of the Caledon River mouth
Location
Country	Lesotho, South Africa
State	Free State
City	Maputsoe
City	Maseru
Physical characteristics
Source	Mont-aux-Sources
• location	SW of Phuthaditjhaba, Drakensberg
• elevation	2,100 m (6,900 ft)
Mouth	Orange River
• location	Near Bethulie
• coordinates	30°31′21″S 26°4′21″E / 30.52250°S 26.07250°E
• elevation	1,267 m (4,157 ft)
Length	642 km (399 mi)

The Caledon River (Sotho: Mohokare) is a major river located in central South Africa. Its total length is 642 km (399 mi), rising in the Drakensberg Mountains on the Lesotho border, flowing southwestward and then westward before joining the Orange River near Bethulie in the southern Free State. The river was originally named Prinses Wilhelminas Rivier in 1777, by Colonel R J Gordon.^[1]

^ Raper, P.E. (1987). Dictionary of South African Place Names (PDF). p. 105.

[1] Raper, P.E. (1987). Dictionary of South African Place Names (PDF). p. 105.

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