Elsieskraal River Elsieskraalrivier
Location in South Africa
Etymology	From Elsie, an Afrikaans name and kraal
Location
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape Province
Physical characteristics
Source	Tygerberg Nature Reserve
• location	Tygerberg Hills, City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Length	6.9 km (4.3 mi)

The Elsieskraal River (Afrikaans Elsieskraalrivier) is a small river that flows through the Cape Town metropolitan area, in South Africa. It rises in the Tygerberg Hills and flows in a generally south westerly direction to its confluence with the Black River just south of Pinelands. 65% of the course of the Elsieskraal River has been canalised to prevent flooding.^[1] Its catchment is part of the Central Management Area of the City of Cape Town.^[2] As most of the catchment area is urbanised and the river receives rapid runoff from roads, roofs and other impermeable surfaces it is prone to rapid increases in discharge after rain.

• Salt River (river, Cape Town)
• Liesbeeck River
• Black River (Cape Town)
• List of rivers of South Africa
• List of estuaries of South Africa