Pongola River

River in South Africa, Mozambique

Location of the Pongola River mouth

EtymologyFrom the Zulu for 'trough-like', 'river of troughs', referring to long pools.^[1]LocationCountrySouth Africa, MozambiquePhysical characteristicsSource • locationNear Utrecht, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa MouthMaputo River

• location

Maputo Province, Mozambique

• coordinates

26°51′21″S 32°20′47″E / 26.85583°S 32.34639°E / -26.85583; 32.34639

• elevation

29 m (95 ft)

The Phongolo River is a river in South Africa. It is a tributary of the Maputo River. It rises near Utrecht in northern KwaZulu-Natal, flows east through oPhongolo, is dammed at Pongolapoort, and crosses the Ubombo Mountains; then it flows north towards Mozambique, joining the Maputo River. ^[2]

Its main tributaries are the Bivane River and the Mozana River in South Africa, as well as the Ngwavuma in Eswatini.^[3]

References

^ Raper, P. E. (1989). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 363. ISBN 978-0-947464-04-2 – via Internet Archive.
^ van Vuuren, Lani (May 2009), "Darlington Dam: Development Steeped in Controversy" (PDF), The Water Wheel, vol. 8, no. 3, Gezina: South African Water Research Commission, pp. 23–27, ISSN 0258-2244, archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011, retrieved 10 April 2010
^ "Usuthu/Mhlatuze WMA 6". Department of Water Affairs and Fisheries.