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Nzhelele River
View of the Nzhelele River in the Philip Herd Nature Reserve
Nzhelele River is located in South Africa
Nzhelele River
Location of the Nzhelele River mouth
EtymologyNzhelele meaning a falcon or an eagle that in ancient times followed elephant hunters and fed on the meat hanging in the trees to dry.[1]
Location
CountrySouth Africa
StateLimpopo Province
RegionDzanani
DistrictVhembe
MunicipalityMakhado
Physical characteristics
SourceThathe Vondo
 • locationSoutpansberg
 • elevation1,673 m (5,489 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Limpopo River, South Africa/Zimbabwe border
 • coordinates
22°21′08″S 30°22′19″E / 22.35222°S 30.37194°E / -22.35222; 30.37194
 • elevation
404 m (1,325 ft)
Basin size3,436 km2 (1,327 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftMutamba
 • rightMufungudi, Tshishiru

The Nzhelele River is a major watercourse in Limpopo Province, South Africa. The river's catchment area comprises 3,436 square kilometers.[2]

  1. ^ Transvaal Indigenous Place Names Archived 2008-10-31 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Major rivers and streams within the Limpopo River Basin

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