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Phongolo River

Pongola River
Phongolo
River
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Pongola river, immediately below Pongolapoort Dam
Name origin: From the Zulu for 'trough-like', 'river of troughs', referring to long pools.
Countries South Africa, Mozambique
Source
 - location Near Utrecht, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Mouth Maputo River
 - location Maputo Province, Mozambique
 - elevation 29 m (95 ft)
 - coordinates 26°51′21″S 32°20′47″E / 26.85583°S 32.34639°E / -26.85583; 32.34639Coordinates: 26°51′21″S 32°20′47″E / 26.85583°S 32.34639°E / -26.85583; 32.34639
Location of the Pongola River mouth

The Pongola or Phongolo River (Afrikaans: Pongolarivier) 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 Pongola, is dammed at Pongolapoort, and crosses the Ubombo Mountains; then it flows north towards Mozambique, joining the Maputo River.

Its main tributaries are the Bivane River and the Mozana River in South Africa, as well as the Ngwavuma in Swaziland.



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