Levubu River

The Levubu River (or Xitsonga: Revubye, from Venda: Luvuvhu)^[1] is located in the northern Limpopo province of South Africa. Some of its tributaries, such as the Mutshindudi River and Mutale River rise in the Soutpansberg Mountains. The Luvuvhu River flows for about 200 km through a diverse range of landscapes before it joins the Limpopo River near Pafuri in the Kruger National Park.

Etymology

The river is either named after a Combretum tree (Venda: muvuvhu) growing on its banks,^[2] or for the hippos at its confluence with the Limpopo, from Venda: ludi (water) + mvuvhu (hippo).^[1]

Dams in the Luvuvhu River

Albasini Dam
Mambedi Dam,
Tshakhuma Dam,
Damani Dam,
Vondo Dam, and
Phiphidi Dam, of which the latter two lie in the Mutshindudi River, tributary.
Nandoni Dam was under construction in the middle section of the Luvuvhu River east of the confluence with the Dzindi River tributary and east of the town Thohoyandou.

Also see

References

^ ^a ^b Jenkins, Elwyn (2007), Falling into place: the story of modern South African place names, David Philip Publishers, p. 75
^ du Plessis, E.J. (1973). Suid-Afrikaanse berg- en riviername. Tafelberg-uitgewers, Cape Town. pp. 265. ISBN 0-624-00273X.

Latava and Luvuvhu River River Systems 2001, State of Rivers Report, WRC report no: TT 165/01, Water Research Commission, Pretoria, ISBN No: 1 86845 825 3