Crocodile River (Mpumalanga)
| Crocodile River Krokodilrivier | |
|---|---|
Steenkampsberg | |
| • location | North of Dullstroom |
| Mouth | Komati River |
• location | Komatipoort |
• coordinates | 25°26′18″S 31°58′35″E / 25.43833°S 31.97639°E |
| Basin size | 10,446 km2 (4,033 sq mi) |
The Crocodile River, also referred to as Crocodile River (East), (
Afrikaans: Krokodilrivier) is a large river traversing Mpumalanga province of South Africa. It is a tributary of the Komati River
.
Course
It originates north of
The Crocodile River in Mpumalanga has a catchment area of 10,446 km2. Upstream it is a popular
Lowveld agricultural area and borders the Kruger National Park
. The decrease in flow of the river is due to water abstractions for irrigated fruit and sugar cane farming.
Tributaries
The Elands River and Nels River are the tributaries to the Crocodile. Elands River famous for its waterfalls, rises on the grassland plateau of the Drakensberg mountains near the town of Machadodorp while the Nels River rises on the Drakensberg as well .[3]
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View of the river from Marloth Park -
View of the river from Ngwenya Lodge during the wet season -
Nile crocodile resting on the river bank, near Malalane -
Irrigation on the right bank, and the Kruger Park on its left bank, as observed by Sentinel-2
See also
- List of rivers of South Africa
- List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa
References
- ^ The Komati River Basin and Land Use Archived 2014-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Fishing - Dullstroom Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "SA Places - Dullstroom". Archived from the original on 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
