Mngeni River

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The Mngeni River, just below Howick Falls, in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands, taken during the dry season.
The Mngeni River, just below Howick Falls, in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands, taken during the dry season.

The Mngeni River is a river in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Its mouth is at Durban, where it is largely responsible for the formation of Durban's natural harbour. The river is approximately 232 km long with a catchment area of 4,432 kmĀ². There are 3 large dams on the Mgeni, they are the Midmar Dam, Albert Falls Dam and Inanda Dam. A noteworthy tributary is the Msunduzi River.

The anglicised name of the Mngeni river is the Umgeni River.

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