Mazowe River

The Mazowe River (previously called Mazoe River; also known as the Luenha River) is a river in Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

The river rises north of Harare, flows north and then northeast, where it forms part of the border with Mozambique, before entering the Zambezi River. In 1920, the Mazowe Dam was constructed on the river forty kilometres north of Harare to irrigate citrus farms.^[1]

The river and its tributaries is a popular site for gold panners, although in the wet season, the Mazowe becomes a raging torrent, often breaking its banks and causing damage to local communities and farms.

Also the name of a district in Mashonaland Central Province of Zimbabwe

References

↑ Kent Rusmussen, R. & Rubert, S. (1990) Historical Dictionary of Zimbabwe, The Scarecrow Press.

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) Ngondoma River Panhane Pungwe Runde Save Sebakwe Sengwa Shangani Shashe Siwaze Tokwane Tokwe Thuli Umchabezi Zambezi

Rivers of Mozambique

Rivers	Buzi Chinde Komati Licungo Limpopo Luambala Lugenda Lúrio Maputo Mazowe Megaruma Messalo Mocubúri Monapo Montepuez Ngalamu Pungwe Rarico Ruvuma Save Shire Zambezi

Coordinates: 16°23′17″S 33°47′05″E / 16.38806°S 33.78472°E / -16.38806; 33.78472

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