Lusushwana
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Lusushwana Little Usuthu |
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 The Lusushwana in the Maputo catchment area (center left) |
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| location |
 South Africa Swaziland
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| River system | Maputo | |
| Drain over | Maputo → Indian Ocean | |
| source | in South Africa, near the border with Swaziland | |
| muzzle | in the Maputo coordinates: 26 ° 37 ′ 47 ″ S , 31 ° 21 ′ 43 ″ E, 26 ° 37 ′ 47 ″ S , 31 ° 21 ′ 43 ″ E |
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| Mouth height |
361 m
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| Catchment area | 1390 km² | |
| Outflow A Eo : 1390 km² at the mouth |
MQ Mq |
13 m³ / s 9.4 l / (s km²) |
| Left tributaries | Mbabane River , Mzimnene | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Luphohlo Reservoir | |
The Lusushwana (also Little Usuthu) is a left tributary of the Maputo in Swaziland and in the Republic of South Africa .
geography
The Lusushwana has its source in South Africa, near the border with Swaziland. It flows in a south-easterly direction. Shortly after the border it is dammed in the Luphohlo Reservoir . After leaving the reservoir, it continues on its course and flows a few kilometers south of the capital Mbabane through the Hhohho region . It finally flows into the Lusutfu in the Manzini region .