Modder River, Northern Cape

This article is about the town Modder River. For other uses, see Modder River (disambiguation).

Modder River Modderrivier
Grain Silos, Modder River
Modder River Modder River
Coordinates: 29°01′48″S 24°37′35″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	Frances Baard
Municipality	Sol Plaatjie
Population
• Total	926
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	8700

Modder River (Afrikaans: Modderrivier; "modder" is Afrikaans for "mud") is an irrigation and stock farming town situated south of Kimberley near the confluence of the Riet and Modder rivers in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The Second Boer War Battle of Modder River took place here.