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Letaba River

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- location
  
Soutpansberg

Basin area
  
67,000 km²

Country
  
South Africa

- location
  
Limpopo Province

Mouth
  
Olifants River

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- left
  
Nharhweni River, Ngwenyeni River, Klein Letaba River, Molototsi River, Nsama River

- right
  
Groot Letaba River, Nwanedzi River, Makhadzi River

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The Letaba River (Afrikaans: Letabarivier), also known as Leţaba, Lehlaba or Ritavi, is a river located in eastern Limpopo Province, South Africa. It is one of the most important tributaries of the Olifants River.

Contents

Map of Letaba, South Africa

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CourseEdit

It starts at the confluence of the Groot Letaba River and Klein Letaba River, whence they continue their journey eastwards through the Lowveld as the Letaba River. It joins the Olifants River in the foothills of the Lebombo Mountains, near South Africa's border with Mozambique. In Mozambique the latter river is called the Rio Elefantes.

Tributaries include the Middle Letaba River, Nharhweni River, Ngwenyeni River, Nwanedzi River, Molototsi River, Nsama River and Makhadzi River.

Dams in the basinEdit

  • Ebenezer Dam
  • Tzaneen Dam
  • Modjaji Dam, in the Molototsi River
  • Hudson Ntsanwisi Dam, in the Nsama River
  • Middle Letaba Dam, in the Middle Letaba River
  • Engelhard Dam
  • References

    Letaba River Wikipedia