Karnmelk Spruit

The Karringmelk Spruit (literally "Buttermilk Spruit") is a tributary of the Kraai River in the Senqu area in the northeastern part of the Eastern Cape. It rises to the south of Wittenberg near Lesotho and flows as a stream southwestward through valleys and gorges east of the town of Lady Grey and further south to where it joins the Kraai River at 30°54′20″S 27°07′58″E.

Karringmelk Spruit
A special tourist train steaming across the Kraai River bridge near Lady Grey in 1979
Location
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Witteberge
• coordinates	30°42′31″S 27°27′51″E
• elevation	2,500 m (8,200 ft)
Mouth
• location	South of Lady Grey, South Africa
• coordinates	30°54′20″S 27°07′28″E
• elevation	1,400 m (4,600 ft)
Basin features
River system	Orange River

The river is crossed by a historical railway line (at 30°48′01″S 27°14′48″E), and the Jan Kemp Vorster Bridge (1973) carries car traffic over the river in the direction of Barkly East, about 50 km away.