The Wilge River (iKuthu) is a river in Mpumalanga and Gauteng provinces, South Africa. It is a tributary of the Olifants River.
Wilge River iKuthu | |
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Etymology | From wilg, the word for 'willow' in Afrikaans[1] iKuthu in Southern Ndebele |
Native name | iKuthu (Southern Ndebele) |
Location | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng and Mpumalanga |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Witwatersrand |
• location | Near Leandra |
• elevation | 1,640 m (5,380 ft) |
Mouth | Olifants River (Limpopo) |
• location | SW of Loskop Dam |
• coordinates | 25°34′35″S 29°11′10″E / 25.57639°S 29.18611°E |
• elevation | 1,127 m (3,698 ft) |
Course edit
The Wilge River has its origin about 15 km WNW of Leandra, in the highveld grasslands between this town and Springs, Gauteng.[2] It flows roughly northwards until it is joined by its main tributary, the Bronkhorstspruit, that joins its left bank about 25 km downstream of Bronkhorstspruit town. Then it flows in a northeastern direction until it joins the Olifants about 12 km upstream from the head of the Loskop Dam reservoir.[3]
Other tributaries of the Wilge are the Kendal and the Devon River.[4]
See also edit
References edit
External links edit
- The Olifants River Basin, South Africa
- Olifants River Catchment
- Channel Slopes in the Olifants, Crocodile and Sabie River Catchments
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