Friday, December 14, 2012

Chobe: Savute, Mababe & Nogatsha (5)

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One of the great mysteries and fascinations of Savute is the Channel itself.

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It stretches over a distance of 100 km, from the Chobe River through a gap in the sand ridge to the Mababe Depression.


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Falling only 20 cm in each kilometre of distance covered (an extraordinary small amount of 20 m in all), it can bring water from the Chobe to Mababe, creating a small marsh at the entrance to the Depression.

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It is this channel and its water that explain the fantastic abundance of game that has been seen at Savute.

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However, it hasn't flowed since 1981 and even before that flow regimes were erratic and unpredictable.

Therein lies the great mystery of Savute.

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