- location Mkomazi Nature Reserve Cities Mooiriver | Province KwaZulu-Natal | |
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The Mooi River is a river in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. It rises in the Mkomazi Nature Reserve in the Drakensberg Mountains, and empties into the Tugela River near Muden. The town of Mooi River lies on the river.
Name
The name derives from the Dutch Mooirivier, i.e. pretty river, as it was named by the Voortrekkers in the mid-19th century. The river's Zulu name, Mpofana, means 'young eland'.
References
Mooi River (Tugela) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA