The Swakop River is a major river in western central Namibia. Its source is in the Khomas Highland. From there it flows westwards through the town of Okahandja, the historic mission station at Gross Barmen, and the settlement of Otjimbingwe. It then crosses the Namib desert and reaches the Atlantic Ocean at Swakopmund. The Swakop is an ephemeral river; its run-off is roughly 40 million cubic metres per annum.
The landscape of the Swakop River Valley near Richthofen
The Swakop River flooding 20 km outside Swakopmund on 15 February 2008.
Where the Swakop meets the Atlantic Ocean (2017). Poles of the old railway bridge seen in the foreground.
Aerial view of Swakop River (2017).
Otjimbingwe is a settlement in the Erongo Region of central Namibia. Otjimbingwe has approximately 8,000 inhabitants and belongs to the Karibib electoral constituency.
Rhenish Missionary Church in Otjimbingwe
Powder Tower in Otjimbingwe, built by the inhabitants in 1870 as a fortified tower