Mzimvubu
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Mzimvubu Umzimvubu, Mzimvubu River |
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 Mouth of the Mzimvubu |
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Eastern Cape , South Africa
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| source | north of Matatiele in the Drakensberg | |
| Source height | around 2050 m | |
| muzzle | Indian Ocean at Port St. Johns Coordinates: 31 ° 37 ′ 47 " S , 29 ° 32 ′ 56" E 31 ° 37 ′ 47 " S , 29 ° 32 ′ 56" E |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | around 2050 m | |
| Bottom slope | around 8.2 ‰ | |
| length | around 250 km | |
| Catchment area | 19,853 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
91.863 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Tsitsa, Kinira | |
| Right tributaries | Mzintlava | |
| Small towns | Port St. Johns | |
The Mzimvubu ( isiXhosa ; German as: "place of hippos "; also Umzimvubu ; English: Mzimvubu River or Umzimvubu River ) is a river in the South African province of Eastern Cape (Eastern Cape). It rises on the border with Lesotho and flows into the Indian Ocean in an estuary .
course
The Mzimvubu rises near Qacha's Nek and Matatiele in the Drakensberg . From there it flows in numerous turns southwards, further south-eastwards towards the coast. Smaller ships can only navigate the river for the last ten kilometers. A port at the estuary at Port St. Johns was abandoned in 1944 due to increasing siltation.
The Mzimvubu divides the Pondoland region into an eastern and a western part. One of the tributaries is the Tsitsa, which, like its tributary Tina, is similar in length to the Mzimvubu until its confluence.
use
The river belongs to the Mzimvubu to Keiskamma Water Management Area. It is the largest unregulated river in South Africa; a use for the construction of irrigation systems or hydropower plants is being planned; In 2014, President Jacob Zuma started the Mzimvubu water project , which includes the construction of two dams and is expected to cost 12.45 billion rand . The catchment area is one of the rainiest regions in South Africa.
Web links
- Republic of South Africa, Department of Water and Sanitation: Mzimvubu Water Project . at www.dwa.gov.za (English, project description).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Port St John's city portrait at www.wildcoastholidays.com (English), accessed on May 17, 2017.
- ^ Umzimvubu Catchment Partnership Program: About . at www.umzimvubu.org , accessed on May 17, 2017.
- ^ Henry Lazenby: Study into R20bn Umzimvubu dam, power project under way . News from March 23, 2012 on www.engineeringnews.co.za (English).
- ↑ R12.45bn Mzimvubu water project launched . from www.engineeringnews.co.za on April 14, 2014, accessed on May 17, 2017.