Crocodile River (Komati)
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Crocodile River Krokodilrivier Oos |
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 The catchment area of the Komati with the Crocodile River (center left) |
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| Data | ||
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 South Africa Mpumalanga |
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| River system | Komati | |
| Drain over | Komati → Indian Ocean | |
| muzzle | in the Komati coordinates: 25 ° 26 ′ 18 ″ S , 31 ° 58 ′ 35 ″ E 25 ° 26 ′ 18 ″ S , 31 ° 58 ′ 35 ″ E |
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| Mouth height |
118 m
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| Catchment area | 10,446 km² | |
| Discharge at gauge X2H016 - Tenbosh A Eo : 10,365 km² Location: 15 km above the mouth |
MNQ 1970–2011 MQ 1970–2011 Mq 1970–2011 MHQ 1970–2011 |
2.1 m³ / s 21.4 m³ / s 2.1 l / (s km²) 31.4 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Nsikazi | |
| Right tributaries | Misery, Kaap | |
-001.jpg) Crocodile River upstream from the Kwena Dam |
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The Crocodile River ( English and Crocodile River East, Afrikaans : Krokodilrivier (Oos)) is a left tributary of the Komati in the province of Mpumalanga in South Africa . It has a catchment area of 10,446 square kilometers.
The Crocodile River is also called Crocodile River East, as a distinction to the Crocodile River West - which flows into the Limpopo .
course
The Crocodile River has its source north of Dullstroom in Mpumalanga in the Steenkamp Mountains. After the Kwena reservoir , the river runs through the Schoemanskloof to the Montrose waterfall . From there it flows eastwards past Mbombela to the Kruger National Park and forms its southern border. In Komatipoort it flows into the Komati .
Much of the river water is used for artificial irrigation . As a result, the river sometimes dries out almost completely in the months with little rain.
Hydrometry
The flow rate of the Crocodile River was measured in m³ / s at Tenbosh, about 15 km from the mouth (1970 to 2011).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Drivers of spatial and temporal variability of streamflow in the Incomati River basin
- ↑ Information on freshwater bodies of water ( Memento from February 26, 2012 on WebCite )