Krom River

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

{{Use South African English|date=July 2024}}

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

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| name = Krom River

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| name_other = Krommerivier

| name_etymology = From "curve" in the Afrikaans language

| image = St Francisbaai.JPG

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| image_caption = The Krom River, St Francis Bay

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| pushpin_map = South Africa

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| pushpin_map_caption= Location of the Krom River mouth

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| subdivision_name1 = South Africa

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| subdivision_type3 = Province

| subdivision_name3 = Eastern Cape Province

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| length = {{convert|109|km|mi|abbr=on}}

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| source1_location = Tsitsikamma Mountains, Eastern Cape, South Africa

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| source1_elevation = {{convert|800|m|abbr=on}}

| mouth = Indian Ocean

| mouth_location = Sea Vista, South Africa

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| basin_size = {{convert|1085|km2|abbr=on}}

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Krom River or Kromme River ({{langx|af|Krommerivier}}) is a river in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa. The river flows into the Indian Ocean through an estuary on the north side of St Francis Bay, west of Port Elizabeth. The Krom river flows in an ESE direction and is approximately 109 km long with a catchment area of 1,085 km{{sup|2}}.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dwaf.gov.za/iwqs/rhp/eco/FROC/WMA15FishTsitsikamma.jpg |title=Fish to Tsitsikamma WMA 15 |access-date=28 March 2012 |archive-date=30 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630195400/http://www.dwaf.gov.za/iwqs/rhp/eco/FROC/WMA15FishTsitsikamma.jpg |url-status=dead }}

The Churchill Dam and the Impofu Dam are dams on the Krom River. The latter is located near Humansdorp. Presently this river is part of the Fish to Tsitsikama Water Management Area.