The Phongolo River 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 oPhongolo, 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 Eswatini.[3]

The name of the uPhongolo River is derived from the isiZulu word for a barrel, vat, trough, or cask, referring to the deep and sometimes long pools that are found in this river.[4][5]

The Pongolo River winding through hills in and beyond the Ithala Game Reserve

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References

  1. ^ Raper, P. E. (1989). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 363. ISBN 978-0-947464-04-2 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ van Vuuren, Lani (May 2009), "Darlington Dam: Development Steeped in Controversy" (PDF), The Water Wheel, vol. 8, no. 3, Gezina: South African Water Research Commission, pp. 23–27, ISSN 0258-2244, archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011, retrieved 10 April 2010
  3. ^ "Usuthu/Mhlatuze WMA 6". Department of Water Affairs and Fisheries.
  4. ^ P E Raper - HSRC. Dictionary of Southern African Place Names.
  5. ^ "Umphongolo/Imiphongolo". isiZulu.net Zulu-English Dictionary. Retrieved 22 February 2025.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pongola_River
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