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Mutshindudi River

Mutshindudi River

River in South Africa

The Mutshindudi River is a river in the Limpopo Province of South Africa, it originates in the Soutpansberg mountains.[1] It is a right-hand tributary of the Levuvhu River. Its elevation is 534[2] metres above the sea level. It is about 50 km long and drops steeply from a high rain fall region at 1200m to a lowland valley at 450m altitude where it joins the Luvuvhu river, it is a small yet permanent river, supplying the domestic demand of the Thohoyandou municipal area. Many 20m wide and 80m long riffles and rapids are found here.

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Dams

Vondo Dam

Vondo Dam was built in 1982[3] on the Mutshindudi river near Thohoyandou and Sibasa. It was built to supply water to the Tate - Vondo Tea Estate.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Soutpansberg – Limpopo Tourism". Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Mutshindudi River (Mutshindudiriver) Map, Weather and Photos - South Africa: stream - Lat:-22.8667 and Long:30.7167". www.getamap.net. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  3. [3]
    Mihai, Florin-Constantin; Grozavu, Adrian (10 October 2018). Environmental Risks. BoD – Books on Demand. ISBN 978-1-78984-223-4.


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