Zeekoevlei
Zeekoevlei is a major freshwater lake on the Cape Flats in Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa. The lake is in area. The name means "hippopotamus marsh," with "vlei" being Afrikaans for "marsh", and "zeekoe" being Dutch for hippopotamus. The Afrikaans word for hippopotamus,"seekoei", descends from the Dutch.
Zeekoevlei Nature Reserve is based on the lake. The total superficy of the reserve is. It is separated by a peninsula from the Rondevlei Nature Reserve and preserves endangered Cape Lowland Freshwater Wetland ecosystems.
Zeekoevlei is used often for recreational rowing and sailing, and is home to the Bishops Boitjies rowing shed.
