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River in South Africa, Mozambique
Pongola River
uPhongolo
Pongola river, immediately below Pongolapoort Dam
Pongola River is located in South AfricaPongola RiverLocation of the Pongola River mouth
EtymologyFrom the Zulu for 'trough-like', 'river of troughs', referring to long pools.
Location
CountrySouth Africa, Mozambique
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNear Utrecht, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
MouthMaputo River
 • locationMaputo Province, Mozambique
 • coordinates26°51′21″S 32°20′47″E / 26.85583°S 32.34639°E / -26.85583; 32.34639
 • elevation29 m (95 ft)

The Phongolo River is a river in South Africa. It is a tributary of the Maputo River. It rises near Utrecht in northern KwaZulu-Natal, flows east through oPhongolo, is dammed at Pongolapoort, and crosses the Ubombo Mountains; then it flows north towards Mozambique, joining the Maputo River.

Its main tributaries are the Bivane River and the Mozana River in South Africa, as well as the Ngwavuma in Eswatini.

The Pongolo River winding through hills in and beyond the Ithala Game Reserve

See also

References

  1. Raper, P. E. (1989). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 363. ISBN 978-0-947464-04-2 – via Internet Archive.
  2. van Vuuren, Lani (May 2009), "Darlington Dam: Development Steeped in Controversy" (PDF), The Water Wheel, vol. 8, no. 3, Gezina: South African Water Research Commission, pp. 23–27, ISSN 0258-2244, archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011, retrieved 10 April 2010
  3. "Usuthu/Mhlatuze WMA 6". Department of Water Affairs and Fisheries.


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