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Coordinates: 22°2532S 31°1825E / 22.42556°S 31.30694°E / -22.42556; 31.30694
 

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Levubu River
The Levubu River in Lanner Gorge, Pafuri
Levubu River is located in South Africa
Levubu River

Location of the Levubu River's mouth

EtymologyEither from the Venda Muvuvhu (hippopotamus),[1]orMvuvhu (Combretum kraussii), a species of tree growing on its banks[2]
Native nameLuvuvhu (Venda)
Location
CountrySouth Africa
StateLimpopo
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSoutpansberg
MouthNear Pafuri

 • location

Limpopo River, South Africa-Mozambique border

 • coordinates

22°25′32S 31°18′25E / 22.42556°S 31.30694°E / -22.42556; 31.30694

 • elevation

203 m (666 ft)
Length200 km (120 mi)
Basin size4,826 km2 (1,863 sq mi)
Basin features
River systemLimpopo River basin
Tributaries 
 • rightDzindi River
Mutshindudi River
Mutale River

The Levubu RiverorLevuvhu[3] (Tsonga: Rivubye; Venda: Luvuvhu)[1] is located in the northern Limpopo province of South Africa. Some of its tributaries, such as the Mutshindudi River and Mutale River rise in the Soutpansberg Mountains.

The Levubu flows for about 200 km through a diverse range of landscapes before it joins the Limpopo River in the Fever Tree Forest area, near Pafuri in the Kruger National Park.[4]

AZambezi shark (Carcharhinus leucas) was caught at the confluence of the Limpopo and Luvuvhu Rivers in July 1950. Zambezi sharks tolerate fresh water and can travel far up rivers like the Limpopo.[5] The river's crocodile population extends to its upper reaches at Thohoyandou.[6]

Dams[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Jenkins, Elwyn (2007), Falling into place: the story of modern South African place names, David Philip Publishers, p. 75
  • ^ du Plessis, E.J. (1973). Suid-Afrikaanse berg- en riviername. Tafelberg-uitgewers, Cape Town. p. 265. ISBN 0-624-00273-X.
  • ^ Olifants River now called Lepelle
  • ^ Latava and Luvuvhu River River Systems 2001 Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, State of Rivers Report, WRC report no: TT 165/01, Water Research Commission, Pretoria, ISBN No: 1 86845 825 3
  • ^ Pienaar, U. de V., The Freshwater Fishes of the Kruger National Park, Koedoe Vol 11, No 1 (1968)
  • ^ Pijoos, Iavan (2 April 2020). "Limpopo fisherman 'eaten by crocodile'". South Africa. timeslive.co.za. TimesLive. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  • ^ Nandoni Dam - Description

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