Buffalo River (Tugela)
| Buffalo River | ||
 The Buffalo River in the Tugela catchment area (center) |
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| location |
 South Africa KwaZulu-Natal |
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| River system | Tugela | |
| Drain over | Tugela → Indian Ocean | |
| source | at Volksrust | |
| muzzle | at Nkandla in the Tugela coordinates: 28 ° 43 '4 " S , 30 ° 38' 42" E 28 ° 43 '4 " S , 30 ° 38' 42" E
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| Left tributaries | Slangrivier, Doringspruit, Kweekspruit, Dorpspruit, Eerstelingspruit, Blood River , Batshe, Ngxobongo, Mangeni, Gubazi | |
| Right tributaries | Ngagane River , Ngogo, Mbabane , Mzinyashana, Totololo, Gubazi | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Ntshingwayo Dam , Zaaihoek Dam | |
| Big cities | Newcastle | |
| Medium-sized cities | Volksrust , Madadeni | |
| Small towns | Charlestown , Ingogo , Osizweni , Van Rooyen , Vant's Drift , Rorke's Drift , Elandskraal | |
 The Buffalo River at Rorke's Drift (1882) |
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The Buffalo River is a river in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal .
course
It belongs to the river system of the Tugela . Its headwaters are north of Newcastle at Volksrust . It flows in a south-easterly direction and flows into the Tugela at Nkandla .
ecology
A problem for the Buffalo River ecosystem is poor water quality. From the mines to Newcastle and from the area of Ngagane River get acid mine drainage in Buffalo.
swell
Buffalo River. Water Institute of Southern Africa, accessed June 8, 2010 .