In 1752, ensign
August Frederik Beutler passed by and erected a
beacon (baken in contemporary Dutch) on behalf of the VOC at the estuary. The 54 ha Settler Park has existed since 1938. The valley was in the years 1867, 1897, 1908 (
1908 Port Elizabeth flood), 1968, 1981 and 2006 the scene of severe
floods, floods and great damage. On 5 May 1897, the cause was a cloudburst at Hunter's Retreat. On Sunday 1 September 1968, it started to rain just after 8am and within a short time more than 56 cm fell. In the most devastating flood that South Africa had experienced until then, 8 people lost their lives. is the name for this river in
Xhosa. The neighbourhood Kabega Park may have been named after this river. ==See also==