Bot River

{{Short description|River in the Western Cape, South Africa}}

{{for|the town|Botrivier}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Use South African English|date = September 2023}}

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Translated into Afrikaans (bot; a contraction of butter) from its Khoekhoe name Gouga, meaning 'rich in fat'.{{Cite web |title=History of Botrivier, Overberg, Western Cape |url=https://southafrica.co.za/history-of-botrivier.html |access-date=2023-09-29 |website=southafrica.co.za}}

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| subdivision_name1 = South Africa

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| subdivision_name2 = Western Cape

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| mouth = Indian Ocean

| mouth_location = Eastern Cape, South Africa

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| designation1 = Ramsar

| designation1_offname = Bot - Kleinmond Estuarine System

| designation1_date = 31 January 2017

| designation1_number = 2291{{Cite web|title=Bot - Kleinmond Estuarine System|website=Ramsar Sites Information Service|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/2291|accessdate=25 April 2018}}}}

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Bot River ({{langx|af|Botrivier}}) is a river in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The Bot River mouth, located at Fisherhaven and Kleinmond, is a Ramsar site. Its tributaries include the Swart River. The river falls within the Drainage system G.