Zeekoevlei

{{short description|Freshwater lake on the Cape Flats in Cape Town}}

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

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| image = Zeekoevlei Nature Reserve - Cape Town.jpg

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| caption = Zeekoevlei in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, with the edge of Table Mountain visible in the background

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| location = Western Cape Province, South Africa

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Zeekoevlei is a freshwater lake in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa.[http://www.ilec.or.jp/database/afr/afr-17.html ZEEKOEVLEI] The lake is {{convert|258|ha}} in area.{{Cite web|url=http://planet.botany.uwc.ac.za/nisl/bdc321/ekapa%20cape%20towns%20lowlands/module6/Reserves/zeekoevleireserve.htm|title=Module 6 - South Reserves - Zeekoevlei Nature Reserve|website=planet.botany.uwc.ac.za|access-date=2019-12-12}} Its name means hippopotamus pond or lake, from the Afrikaans words seekoei (literally "sea cow") and vlei.

Zeekoevlei Nature Reserve (established in June 2000) is based on the lake. The total area of the reserve is {{convert|344|ha}}. It is separated by a peninsula from the Rondevlei Nature Reserve and preserves endangered Cape Lowland Freshwater Wetland ecosystems.[http://www.zeekoevlei.co.za/?page_id=4 "Zeekoevlei"]

Zeekoevlei is used for recreational rowing and sailing.