Assegaai River, originates north of Wakkerstroom, Mpumalanga, South Africa,[1] and runs into the Heyshope Dam, southeast of Piet Retief. When it enters Eswatini it is known as the Mkhondvo River and it cuts through the mountains forming the Mahamba Gorge. In Eswatini it flows generally northeastward and eventually into the Usutu River.[2]
Assegaai River Mkhondvo River | |
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Location | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Mpumalanga |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | |
• location | near Sidvokodvo, Manzini, Swaziland |
• coordinates | 27°12′27″S 30°08′16″E / 27.2075°S 30.137778°E |
Tributaries of the Assegaai include the Ngulane River, the Anysspruit, the Boesmanspruit, and the Klein Assegaai River.
Notes and references
edit- ^ "Assegaai River". geoview.info. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ Ünver, Olcay, ed. (2009). "Swaziland". The United Nations World Water Development Report 3: Facing the Challenges. London: Earthscan for World Water Assessment Programme, UNESCO. p. 9. ISBN 978-1-84407-840-0.
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