Umchabezi River

Not to be confused with Mtshabezi River.

The Umchabezi River is a tributary of the Mzingwane River in Beitbridge District and Gwanda District, Zimbabwe. The main dam on the river is Makado Dam, which supplies water for commercial irrigation.^[1]

References

^ Love, D., Khosa, S., Mul, M., Uhlenbrook, S. and van der Zaag, P. (2008). "Modelling upstream–downstream interactions using a spreadsheet–based water balance model: two cases from the Limpopo Basin". In Humphreys, E., Bayot, R.C., van Brakel, M., Gichuki, F., Svendsen, M., Wester, P., Huber-Lee, A., Cook, S., Douthwaite, B., Hoanh, C.T., Johnson, N., Nguyen-Khoa, S., Vidal, A. and MacIntyre, I.. Fighting Poverty Through Sustainable Water Use: Proceedings of the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food 2nd International Forum on Water and Food, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 10–14 2008, IV. The Challenge Program on Water and Food, Colombo. pp. 15–21. ISBN 978-92-990053-2-3. http://www.ifwf2.org/addons/download_presentation.php?fid=1104.

Rivers of Zimbabwe

Rivers	Bubye Chiredzi Gwayi Honde Inkankezi Insiza Inyankuni Kwekwe Limpopo Luenha Manyame Mazowe Mtshabezi Mtshelele Mucheke Munyati Mupfure Mushawe Mutirikwe Mwenezi Mwewe Mtetengwe Mzingwane Ncema Ngezi (Masvingo) Ngezi (Midlands) Panhane Pungwe Runde Save Sebakwe Sengwa Shangani Shashe Siwaze Tokwane Tokwe Thuli Umchabezi Zambezi

Beitbridge District

Capital: Beitbridge

Wards	Chipise, Dendele, Dite II, Machuchuta, Maramani, Masera, Mtetengwe I, Mtetengwe II, Mtetengwe III, Siyoka I, Siyoka II

Rivers	Bubye River, Limpopo River, Mtetengwe River, Mzingwane River, Shashe River, Umchabezi River,

Dams/reservoirs	Chamtete Dam, Dendele Dam, Giraffe Dam, Tongwe Dam, Tshamaswiswi Dam, Tshisara Dam, Zhovhe Dam

Landforms	Homba hills, Marangudzi mountain

Settlements	Beitbridge, Bubye River, Chikwarakwara Irrigation Scheme, Lutumba, Mazunga, River Ranch Mine, Shashi Irrigation Scheme

Transport	A1 road, A6 road, Beitbridge Bulawayo Railway

Protected areas	Thuli Parks and Wildlife Land

Education	Chabili School, Chapongwe School, Chaswingo School, Chikwarakwara School, Chipise School, Chituripasi Primary School, Chituripasi Secondary School, Dite School, Fula School, Jopembe School, Madaulo School, Makombe School, Malabe School, Malungudzi Secondary School, Matshiloni School, Mugaladhiva School, Penemene School, Rukange School, Tongwe School

Culture and sport	Dulibadzimu Stadium, Underhill F.C.

Notable people	Kembo Mohadi

Constituencies	Beitbridge East, Beitbridge West, Beitbridge senatorial constituency