4-553: The Bivane River (also Pivaan River ), a right bank tributary of the Pongola River , is situated in northern KwaZulu-Natal , South Africa . The ultimate source of the river is at over 2,000 m a.s.l. in the uplands north of Utrecht . It flows between rolling uplands dotted with commercial plantations, passing under the Kruger Bridge of 1898, before reaching Pivaansbad south of Paulpietersburg , where hot springs and
8-656: A confluence with the Pongola on the western boundary of the Ithala Game Reserve , not far from the border with Eswatini . The Bivane Dam was completed in 2000 at its confluence with the Manzana River , to provide for a local irrigation scheme. This article related to a river in South Africa is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Pongola River The Phongolo River
12-927: Is a river in South Africa . It is a tributary of the Maputo River . It rises near Utrecht in northern KwaZulu-Natal , flows east through oPhongolo , is dammed at Pongolapoort , and crosses the Ubombo Mountains ; then it flows north towards Mozambique , joining the Maputo River. Its main tributaries are the Bivane River and the Mozana River in South Africa, as well as the Ngwavuma in Eswatini . This article related to
16-602: The Natal Spa resort are located. Downstream it enters open but hilly terrain until it enters the Bivane Dam , where the Bivane Dam resort and a nature reserve of 2,000 ha are located. Downstream of the dam the river enters more rugged terrain, and the turbulent waters are popular with canoeists, and besides for river rafting. This area is also the starting point for the annual Ithala Challenge Canoe Marathon. The river has
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