Blesbokspruit

blesbokspruit is a river in sa that originates north of Daveytown,Gauteng from where it runs south and west pat the town of Springs,Nigel Heidelburg before finally joining the Suikerborands river

An area of 1,848 hectares has been declared a Ramsar site to guard against industrial pollution of the wetland. Among the plants and animals that can be found in the Bleksbokspruit wetland are heron, bulrushes, phragmites reeds, yellow-billed ducks, marsh mongoose and giant bullfrog

The Blesbokspruit wetland is close to Springs on the East Rand in Gauteng. Like all wetlands the Blesbokspruit wetland plays an important role in the ecology of the environment: it slows down the flow of the floodwaters, reducing flood damage

Nonetheless, the wetland has been subjected to sustained and extensive environmental degradation associated with agricultural runoff, industrial effluent, mining waste and sewerage discharge. The open water bodies are under threat by Phragmites australis and Typha capensis.