Pongola River
| Pongola River | |
| Phongolo | |
| River | |
 Pongola river, immediately below Pongolapoort Dam | |
| Name origin: From the Zulu for 'trough-like', 'river of troughs', referring to long pools.[1] | |
| Countries | South Africa, Mozambique |
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| Source | |
| - location | Near Utrecht, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Mouth | Maputo River |
| - location | Maputo Province, Mozambique |
| - elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
| - coordinates | 26°51′21″S 32°20′47″E / 26.85583°S 32.34639°ECoordinates: 26°51′21″S 32°20′47″E / 26.85583°S 32.34639°E |
  Location of the Pongola River mouth
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The Pongola or Phongolo River (Afrikaans: Pongolarivier) 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 Pongola, is dammed at Pongolapoort, and crosses the Ubombo Mountains; then it flows north towards Mozambique, joining the Maputo River. [2]
Its main tributaries are the Bivane River and the Mozana River in South Africa, as well as the Ngwavuma in Swaziland.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Dictionary of Southern African Place Names
- ↑ Lani van Vuuren (May 2009), [ PDF, 392 KB "Darlington Dam: Development Steeped in Controversy"] (in German), Preserving our rivers’ right to survival (Gezina: South African Water Research Commission) The Water Wheel (Volume: 2009 Volume 8 No 3 May/June): pp. 23–27, ISSN 0258-2244, PDF, 392 KB. Retrieved 2010-04-10
- ↑ Usuthu/Mhlatuze WMA 6
