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Pongola River

Pongola River

River in South Africa, Mozambique

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. [2]

Quick Facts Pongola River uPhongolo, Etymology ...

Its main tributaries are the Bivane River and the Mozana River in South Africa, as well as the Ngwavuma in Eswatini.[3]

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

See also

References

  1. [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. [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. [3]
    "Usuthu/Mhlatuze WMA 6". Department of Water Affairs and Fisheries.


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