Mhlatuze River
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Mhlathuze River | |
River | |
Country | South Africa |
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Source | |
- location | Babanango, South Africa |
- elevation | 1,519 m (4,984 ft) |
Mouth | Maputo River |
- location | Indian Ocean, KwaZulu-Natal |
- coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Length | 100 km (62 mi) |
Basin | 4,209 km2 (1,625 sq mi) |
The Mhlathuze River (Afrikaans: Mhlatuzerivier) is a river in South Africa. Located in KwaZulu-Natal, its catchment area has a surface area of 4,209 km2. It rises in the west in the Babanango hills at an altitude of 1,519 m and flows over 100 km eastwards to the sea forming an estuary.[1] The deep-sea port of Richards Bay is situated at the mouth of the Mhlathuze River and all industrial development is focused within the Empangeni / Richards Bay complex.
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