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The
Mzingwane River is an ephemeral river with flow generally restricted to the months when rain takes place (November to March), with most flow recorded between December and February, except where it has been modified by dam operations. The river contributes 9.3% of the mean annual runoff of the
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Love, D., Uhlenbrook, S., Nyabeze, W., Owen, R.J.S., Twomlow, S., Savenije, H. , Woltering, L. and van der Zaag, P. 2005. Modelling of hydrological change for IWRM planning: case study of the
Mzingwane River, Limpopo Basin, Zimbabwe. In: Abstract Volume, 6th WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium,
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in the river channel and below the alluvial plains. Estimated water resources potential of these aquifers ranges between 175,000 and 5,430,000 cubic metres (6,200,000 and 191,800,000 cu ft) in the channels and between 80,000 and 6,920,000 cubic metres (2,800,000 and
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Moyce, W., Mangeya, P., Owen, R. and Love, D. 2006. Alluvial aquifers in the
Mzingwane Catchment: their distribution, properties, current usage and potential expansion. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 31, 988-994.
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244,400,000 cu ft) in the plains. Currently, some of these aquifers are being used to provide water for domestic use, livestock watering and dip tanks, commercial irrigation and market gardening.
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Limpopo Basin, making it the third largest tributary to the
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A project is underway to construct a pipeline from the upper
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There are four main bridges over the
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Major tributaries of the
Mzingwane River include the
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658:Chibi, T.; Kandori, C.; Makone, B.F. (2005).
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245:Location of the Mzingwane River's mouth
594:Görgens, A.H.M.; Boroto, R.A. (1997).
469:on Silalabuhwa and Mosholomoshe roads.
453:Bertie Knott Bridge, on the road from
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660:Mzingwane Catchment Outline Plan
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472:Doddieburn ford, downstream of
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936:Categories
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578:References
553:Glassblock
546:Beitbridge
538:Zhovhe Dam
509:Beitbridge
505:Zhovhe Dam
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284:Beitbridge
272:Fort Usher
178:Basin size
143:29°55′32″E
140:22°11′13″S
39:Beitbridge
916:Umchabezi
831:Mzingwane
811:Mutirikwe
786:Mtshelele
781:Mtshabezi
751:Inyankuni
741:Inkankezi
425:Mbalabala
414:Mbalabala
410:Esigodini
351:Mbalabala
328:Mtetengwe
324:Mtshabezi
320:Umchabezi
312:Inyankuni
298:Hydrology
234:Mzingwane
190:Discharge
87:South of
886:Shangani
851:Ngondoma
726:Chiredzi
705:Zimbabwe
532:Bulawayo
442:road at
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429:Masvingo
402:Bulawayo
335:aquifers
330:Rivers.
280:Bulawayo
268:Zimbabwe
93:Zimbabwe
89:Bulawayo
59:Zimbabwe
50:Location
43:Zimbabwe
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901:Tokwane
876:Sebakwe
856:Panhane
816:Mwenezi
806:Mushawe
801:Mupfure
796:Munyati
791:Mucheke
771:Manyame
761:Limpopo
756:Kwe Kwe
507:, near
365:village
353:village
55:Country
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891:Shashe
881:Sengwa
861:Pungwe
776:Mazowe
766:Luenha
746:Insiza
713:Rivers
701:Rivers
357:Gwanda
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74:Source
911:Thuli
906:Tokwe
866:Runde
836:Ncema
821:Mwewe
736:Honde
731:Gwayi
721:Bubye
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431:road.
316:Ncema
104:Mouth
35:Drift
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