Wilge River (Olifants)
| Wilge River iKuthu | |
|---|---|
 Upper reaches near Bronkhorstspruit | |
  Location of the Wilge River mouth | |
| 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°ECoordinates: 25°34′35″S 29°11′10″E / 25.57639°S 29.18611°E |
• elevation | 1,127 m (3,698 ft) |
The Wilge River (iKuthu) is a river in Mpumalanga and Gauteng provinces, South Africa. It is a tributary of the Olifants River.
Course[]
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 and the .[4]
See also[]
- List of rivers of South Africa
- List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa
References[]
External links[]
- The Olifants River Basin, South Africa
- Olifants River Catchment
- Channel Slopes in the Olifants, Crocodile and Sabie River Catchments
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- Olifants River (Limpopo)
- Rivers of South Africa
- Rivers of Gauteng
- Rivers of Mpumalanga
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