Maputo River
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| Maputo River Great Usutu, Lusutfu or Suthu | |
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| Mouth | Indian Ocean |
• location | Maputo Province, Mozambique |
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The Maputo River (Template:Langx), also called Great Usutu River, Lusutfu River, or Suthu River, is a river in South Africa, Eswatini, and Mozambique. The name Suthu refers to Basotho people who lived near the source of the river, but were attacked and displaced by the Swazis.[1] It is also said to mean 'dark brown', a description of the river's muddy water.[2] Meanwhile the name Maputo refers to King Mabhudu Tembe, who reigned during the XVIII century at that region.[3]
Course
The river rises near Amsterdam, Mpumalanga, South Africa, and flows easterly through Eswatini, where it enters the Lebombo Mountains. The 13 km gorge forms the boundary between Eswatini and South Africa. For approximately twenty kilometres, it forms the border between South Africa (province of KwaZulu-Natal) and Mozambique. There, in the Ndumo Game Reserve, it absorbs its largest tributary, the Pongola River. It then meanders through the Mozambican coastal plain and empties into southern Maputo Bay, some 85 kilometres downstream.[4]
In Eswatini, the river is called the Great Usutu or Lusutfu and flows through the towns of Bhunya, Luyengo, Siphofaneni, and Big Bend. The town of Big Bend is near a point in which the river meanders abruptly. The Great Usutu is the largest river in Eswatini, it is the site of Eswatini's lowest point (21 m above sea level), and is known for whitewater rafting. No large towns have been able to form along its banks because of deep narrow valleys and dense forests. It is, however, home to some golf courses, hotels, and nature reserves.
Tributaries
From the origin to its mouth, in order, tributaries are the: Sihanahana, Bonnie Brook, Mpuluzi, Buhlungu, Umvenvane, Lusushwana, Sidvokodvo, Mkhondvo, Mhlamani, Mzimneni, Mzimphofu, Mhlathuzane, Mtsindzekwa, Nyetane, Funuane, and the Pongola Rivers.[5]
Dams on this river
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Von Willig, G.R. (1925). Langs die Lebombo. J.L. van Schaik, Pretoria. pp. 175, 217.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Raper, P.E. (2004). South African place names. Jonathan Ball, Johannesburg and Cape Town. p. 387. ISBN 1-86842-190-2.
- ^ Kloppers, Roelie J. (2003). The History and Representation of the History of the Mabudu-Tembe (MA thesis). University of Stellenbosch. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rauken, T.; Kelman, I. (19 October 2010). "River flood vulnerability in Norway through the pressure and release model". Journal of Flood Risk Management. 3 (4): 314–322. doi:10.1111/j.1753-318x.2010.01080.x. ISSN 1753-318X.
- ^ Usuthu/Mhlatuze WMA 6
External links
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