Bivane River
| Bivane River | |
| River | |
| Name origin: Origin of name uncertain, perhaps from the Zulu imbavana or impivane, meaning 'waterbuck'.[1] | |
| Country | South Africa |
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| Source | Balelasberg |
| - location | North of Utrecht |
| - elevation | 2,100 m (6,890 ft) |
| Mouth | Phongolo River |
| - elevation | 480 m (1,575 ft) |
| - coordinates | 27°26′33″S 31°12′30″E / 27.44250°S 31.20833°ECoordinates: 27°26′33″S 31°12′30″E / 27.44250°S 31.20833°E |
  Location of the Bivane River mouth
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Bivane River, a tributary of the Pongola River, situated in the KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Course
The ultimate source of the river is at over 2,000 m a.s.l. in the highlands north of Utrecht.[2] It flows and flows between Paulpietersburg and Vryheid and joins the Pongola on the western boundary of the Ithala Game Reserve, not far from the border with Swaziland.
Notes
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