Maputo River
| Mouth of the watercourse | Indian Ocean  |
|---|---|
| Tributary | Pongola River |
| Country | Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini |
| Coordinate location | 26°11′0″S 32°42′0″E, 26°51′18″S 32°20′52″E, 26°11′30″S 32°41′1″E |
De Maputo River (Portuguese: Rio Maputo), dem sanso call Great Usutu River, Lusutfu River, anaa Suthu River, be river insyd South Africa, Eswatini, den Mozambique. De name Suthu dey refer to Basotho people wey dey near de source of de river, buh dem attacked den displaced by de Swazis.[1] Dem sanso say e dey to mean 'dark brown', a description give de river muddy water.[2] Meanwhile de name Maputo de refer to King Mabhudu Tembe, wey reign during de XVIII century at dat region.[3]
Course
[edit | edit source]De river dey rise near Amsterdam, Mpumalanga, South Africa, den dey flow easterly thru Eswatini, wer e dey enter de Lebombo Mountains. De 13 km gorge dey form de boundary between Eswatini den South Africa. For approximately twenty kilometres, e dey form de border between South Africa (province of KwaZulu-Natal) den Mozambique. Der, insyd de Ndumo Game Reserve, e dey absorb ein largest tributary, de Pongola River. E then dey meander thru de Mozambican coastal plain den dey empty into southern Maputo Bay, sam 85 kilometres downstream.[4]
Insyd Eswatini, dem call de river de Great Usutu anaa Lusutfu wey e dey flow thru de towns of Bhunya, Luyengo, Siphofaneni, den Big Bend. De town of Big Bend be near a point insyd wich de river dey meander abruptly. De Great Usutu be de largest river insyd Eswatini, e be de site of Eswatini ein lowest point (21 m above sea level), wey e be known for whitewater rafting. No large towns be able to form along ein banks secof deep narrow valleys den dense forests. E be, however, home to sam golf courses, hotels, den nature reserves.
Tributaries
[edit | edit source]From de origin to ein mouth, in order, tributaries be de: Sihanahana, Bonnie Brook, Mpuluzi, Buhlungu, Umvenvane, Lusushwana, Sidvokodvo, Mkhondvo, Mhlamani, Mzimneni, Mzimphofu, Mhlathuzane, Mtsindzekwa, Nyetane, Funuane, den de Pongola Rivers.[5]
Dams for dis river top
[edit | edit source]- Westoe Dam
- Lubovane Dam
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Von Willig, G.R. (1925). Langs die Lebombo. J.L. van Schaik, Pretoria. pp. 175, 217.
- ↑ Raper, P.E. (2004). South African place names. Jonathan Ball, Johannesburg and Cape Town. p. 387. ISBN 1-86842-190-2.
- ↑ Kloppers, Roelie J. (2003). The History and Representation of the History of the Mabudu-Tembe (MA thesis). University of Stellenbosch. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ↑ Rauken, T.; Kelman, I. (2010-10-19). "River flood vulnerability in Norway through the pressure and release model". Journal of Flood Risk Management. 3 (4): 314–322. doi:10.1111/j.1753-318x.2010.01080.x. ISSN 1753-318X.
- ↑ Usuthu/Mhlatuze WMA 6
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