Mooi River (KwaZulu-Natal)
This article is about the tributary of the Tugela River. For the river in Potchefstroom, see Mooi River (Vaal).
| Mooi River | |
| Mooirivier, Mpofana | |
| River | |
 Cascades on the Mooi River in the Rosetta region of KwaZulu-Natal. | |
| Name origin: Mooirivier meaning 'pretty river' in Afrikaans; Mpofana or Mpafana meaning either 'little eland', 'the greyish one' or 'wild mulberry tree' in the Zulu language[1] | |
| Country | South Africa |
|---|---|
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Towns | Mooi River |
| Source | |
| - location | Mkomazi Nature Reserve |
| Mouth | Tugela River Coordinates: 28°45′46″S 30°34′7″E / 28.76278°S 30.56861°E |
The Mooi River is a river in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. It rises in the Mkomazi Nature Reserve in the Drakensberg Mountains, and empties into the Tugela River near Muden. The town of Mooi River lies on the river.
Name
The name derives from the Dutch Mooirivier, i.e. pretty river, as it was named by the Voortrekkers in the mid-19th century. The river's Zulu name, Mpofana, means 'young eland'.[2]
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Notes
- ↑ Dictionary of Southern African Place Names
- ↑ du Plessis, E.J. (1973). Suid-Afrikaanse berg- en riviername. Tafelberg-uitgewers, Cape Town. pp. 280–281. ISBN 0-624-00273X.