The Braamfontein Spruit (from the
Afrikaans for "spring of brambles") is the longest
stream in
Johannesburg, South Africa.
It originates in
Barnato Park High School,
Braamfontein. It is covered and canalised near its source, but once the river runs out of the Parkview Golf Course, it runs through parkland, right to the edge of the city, so that
Johannesburgers can still enjoy it in its original state. Walkers, runners and cyclists use a path along its banks every weekend in
Gauteng,
South Africa. From
Berea the stream runs through Pieter Roos Park, down Empire Road to the Frank Brown Park, then on towards the
German School in
Parktown. The stream then flows towards the Parkview Golf Course, where sections of it are canalised. It exits the golf course and runs through
Parkhurst, where it meets the second small tributary, the
Westdene Spruit. The stream then flows through River Club,
Bryanston,
Rivonia and
Sunninghill. Its largest tributary, the
Sand Spruit, joins the stream in
Sunninghill before it joins the
Jukskei River in
Leeuwkop Prison.
There is an ongoing effort to make this space a world class river park for the use of all Johannesburg residents.
The Braamfontein Spruit (from the
Afrikaans for "spring of brambles") is the longest
stream in
Johannesburg, South Africa.
It originates in
Barnato Park High School,
Braamfontein. It is covered and canalised near its source, but once the river runs out of the Parkview Golf Course, it runs through parkland, right to the edge of the city, so that
Johannesburgers can still enjoy it in its original state. Walkers, runners and cyclists use a path along its banks every weekend in
Gauteng,
South Africa. From
Berea the stream runs through Pieter Roos Park, down Empire Road to the Frank Brown Park, then on towards the
German School in
Parktown. The stream then flows towards the Parkview Golf Course, where sections of it are canalised. It exits the golf course and runs through
Parkhurst, where it meets the second small tributary, the
Westdene Spruit. The stream then flows through River Club,
Bryanston,
Rivonia and
Sunninghill. Its largest tributary, the
Sand Spruit, joins the stream in
Sunninghill before it joins the
Jukskei River in
Leeuwkop Prison.
There is an ongoing effort to make this space a world class river park for the use of all Johannesburg residents.