Assegaai River

Assegaai River, originates north of Wakkerstroom, Mpumalanga, South Africa,[1] and runs into the Heyshope Dam, southeast of Piet Retief. When it enters Swaziland it is known as the Mhkondvo River and it cuts through the mountains forming the Mahamba Gorge. In Swaziland it flows generally northeastward and eventually into the Usuta River.[2]

Assegaai River
Mhkondvo River
Mkhondvo River
Makondo River
Location
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceMpumalanga
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
  location
near Sidvokodvo, Manzini, Swaziland
  coordinates
27.2075°S 30.137778°E / -27.2075; 30.137778

Tributaries of the Assegaai include the Ngulane River, the Anysspruit, the Boesmanspruit, and the Klein Assegaai River.

Notes and references

  1. "Assegaai River". geoview.info. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  2. 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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