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The main tributary of the Limpopo, the Olifants River (Elephant River), contributes around 1,233 million m 3 of water per year. [8] Other major tributaries include the Shashe River, Mzingwane River, Crocodile River, Mwenezi River and Luvuvhu River. [9] In the north-eastern corner of South Africa the river borders the Kruger National Park.
Kruger National Park (Afrikaans: [ˈkry.(j)ər]) is a South African national park and one of the largest game reserves in Africa.It covers an area of 19,623 km 2 (7,576 sq mi) in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga in northeastern South Africa, and extends 360 km (220 mi) from north to south and 65 km (40 mi) from east to west.
The Olifants river has become one of the most heavily polluted rivers in South Africa, not by human or industrial waste, but by thriving green algae. [9] A 2013 study in the Kruger Park found that the river was mesotrophic, meaning that nutrient levels were fairly low, though a slight increase in nitrates could initiate eutrophication.
A map showing South Africa's cities, main towns, selected villages, rivers, and its highest peak. This is a list of rivers in South Africa. It is quite common to find the Afrikaans word -rivier as part of the name. Another common suffix is "-kamma", from the Khoisan term for "river" [1] (often tautologically the English term "river" is added to ...
The main rivers of the Shingwedzi basin are the Mandzoro River, Mphongolo River, Phugwane River, Gole River, Shisha River, Tshamidzi River, Bububu River and the Dzombo River. [6] Two dams on the river are located within the Kruger National Park near the Shingwedzi rest camp; the Kanniedood Dam and the Sirheni Dam.
The Crocodile River in Mpumalanga has a catchment area of 10,446 km 2. Upstream it is a popular trout fishing place. [2] It flows through the Nelspruit industrial area, the Lowveld agricultural area and borders the Kruger National Park. The decrease in the flow of the river is due to water abstractions for irrigated fruit and sugar cane farming.
The Klaserie River is a river in Limpopo Province, South Africa. It flows northeastwards and is a tributary of the Olifants River , joining it at 90° in the west of the Kruger National Park . Dam
The Sand River (or Manyeleti River) is a river in the Mpumalanga lowveld flowing south-eastwards through the Sabi Sand Game Reserve for 50 km (31 mi) and joining the Sabie River 30 km (19 mi) east of Skukuza rest camp in the Kruger National Park. [1] The catchment area of the whole Sabie-Sand system is 6,320 km 2 (2,440 sq mi). [2]