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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.
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 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 .
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.
English: Locator map for the Kruger National Park in South Africa. Date: 19 January 2013: ... 1=Locator map for the en:Kruger National Park in South Africa.}} ...
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 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]
The Makuleke Contractual Park or Pafuri Triangle constitutes the northernmost section of the Kruger National Park, South Africa, and comprises approximately 240 square kilometres of land. [2] The "triangle" is a wedge of land created by the confluence of the Limpopo and Luvuvhu Rivers at the tripoint Crook's Corner, which forms a border with ...