A delta is a vast, fan-shaped creation of land, or low-lying plain, formed from successive layers of sediment washed from uplands to the mouth of some rivers, such as the Nile, the Mississippi and the Ganges. The nutrient-rich sediment is deposited by rivers at the point where, or before which, the river flows into the sea. Deltas are formed when rivers supply and deposit sediments more quickly that they can be removed by waves of ocean currents. The importance of deltas was first discovered by prehistoric man, who was attracted to them because of their abundant animal and plant life. Connecting waterways through the deltas later provided natural routes for navigation and trade, and opened up access to the interior. Deltas are highly fertile and often highly populated areas. They would be under serious threat of flooding from any sea-level rise. (Source: WRIGHT)



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Goudie A 2005. The drainage of Africa since the Cretaceous. Geomorphology 67 437 - 456
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2004. Perennial rivers of the Okavango river system.
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Okavango perennial rivers_2004.zip 244.15 KB
2004. Okavango river catchment and sub-catchment areas.
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Okavango catchments_2004.zip 31.02 KB
2004. Average yields from boreholes, Kavango.
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Groundwater yield-Kavango.zip 67.58 KB
2004. Sulphate concentration in groundwater in Kavango.
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Borehole so4-Kavango_2004.zip 27.03 KB
2004. Pieziometric levels of groundwater in Kavango.
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Borehole pl-Kavango_2004.zip 42.73 KB
2004. Nitrate concentration in groundwater in Kavango.
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Borehole no3-Kavango_2004.zip 20.58 KB
2004. Permanent and seasonal swamps of the Okavango delta.
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Delta wetlands_2004.zip 34.58 KB
2004. Major distributary channels in the Okavango Delta.
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Delta rivers_2004.zip 133.98 KB
2004. Kalahari age sediments, Okavango.
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Kalahari basin deposits_2004.zip 679.77 KB
2004. Approximate positions of faults around the Okavango Delta.
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Geological faults.zip 1.72 KB
Mendelsohn J, el Obeid S 2004. Number of livestock in Kavango Region, 1980-2001.
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Livestock numbers1980-2001_Kavango.xls 29 KB
Mendelsohn J, el Obeid S 2004. Number of livestock in Ngamiland, Botswana 1955-2002.
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Livestock numbers1955-2002_Ngamiland.xls 15.5 KB
2004. Goats per square km in Kavango.
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Kavango goat density_2004.zip 80.37 KB
2004. Cattle density per square km in 2001 in Kavango.
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Kavango cattle density_2004.zip 167.5 KB
2004. Crushpens in Ngamiland.
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Cattle crushpens-Ngamiland_2004.zip 14.86 KB