Lepelle

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Lepelle
Olifants River, Olifantsrivier, Rio dos Elefantes
The catchment area of ​​the Limpopo with the "Olifants" (bottom middle)

The catchment area of ​​the Limpopo with the "Olifants" (bottom middle)

Data
location South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa
( Mpumalanga Province ) Mozambique
MozambiqueMozambique 
River system Limpopo
Drain over Limpopo  → Indian Ocean
source north of Ermelo (South Africa)
26 ° 20 ′ 33 ″  S , 29 ° 49 ′ 47 ″  E
Source height 1762  m
muzzle in Limpopo coordinates: 24 ° 6 ′ 41 ″  S , 32 ° 38 ′ 20 ″  E 24 ° 6 ′ 41 ″  S , 32 ° 38 ′ 20 ″  E
Mouth height 53  m
Height difference 1709 m

Catchment area 70,000 km²
Outflow
A Eo : 54,308 km² 		MNQ
MQ
Mq
 MHQ
 15.2 m³ / s
64.7 m³ / s
1.2 l / (s km²)
 157.8 m³ / s
Runoff (1,644 million m³ / year) MQ
 52.13 m³ / s
Left tributaries Elands River , Mphongolo , Shingwedzi
Right tributaries Tubatse , Klein Olifants River
Reservoirs flowed through Witbank Dam , Loskop Dam , Flag Boshielo Dam , Massingir Dam
The Olifants River as it flows through the Kruger National Park

The Olifants River as it flows through the Kruger National Park

The Lepelle (until 2005 Olifants River or Olifantsrivier ) is a river that has its source in the South African province of Mpumalanga .

course

It flows north through the Witbank Dam and the Loskop Dam . In the Transvaal the Transvaal-Drakensberg force him to the east; it cuts through the Abel-Erasmus pass , flows eastward and joins the Letaba . When crossing the border to Mozambique , it changes its name to Rio dos Elefantes and flows into the Limpopo , which still receives the Rio Changane before it flows into the Indian Ocean at Xai-Xai north of Maputo .

Hydrometry

The flow rate of the Lepelle was measured at 54,300 km² of 70,000 km² in m³ / s.

Web links

Commons : Lepelle  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Drought impact mitigation and prevention in the Limpopo River Basin. A situation analysis. In: Land and Water Discussion Paper. FAO Natural Resources Management and Environment Department, 2004, p. “Water Resources” , accessed April 26, 2010 .
  2. ^ A b Hydrological Review of the Olifants River Catchment
  3. ↑ Old PlaceNames ( English ) Department of Arts and Culture. Archived from the original on February 8, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2015.