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The river flows in a great arc, first zigzagging north and then north-east, then turning east and finally south-east. It serves as a border for about 640 kilometres (398 mi), separating South Africa to the southeast from Botswana to the northwest and Zimbabwe to the north. At the
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is apt. Rainfall is seasonal and unreliable: in dry years, the upper parts of the river flow for 40 days or less. The upper part of the drainage basin, in the Kalahari Desert, is arid but conditions become less arid further downriver. The next reaches drain the
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Görgens, A.H.M. and Boroto, R.A. 1997. Limpopo River: flow balance anomalies, surprises and implications for integrated water resources management. In: Proceedings of the 8th South African National Hydrology Symposium, Pretoria, South
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in the Limpopo River is found between the Mokolo and the Mogalakwena Rivers. There is a lot of mining activity in the Limpopo River basin with about 1,900 functioning mines, not counting about 1,700 abandoned mines.
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was caught hundreds of kilometres upriver at the confluence of the Limpopo and Luvuvhu Rivers in July 1950. Zambezi sharks tolerate fresh water and can travel far up the Limpopo. In 2013, approximately 15,000
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in the north, a name that was also suggested in 2002 as a possible title for the province but was voted against. The river is approximately 1,750 km (1,090 mi) long, with a
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of semi-deciduous forest and low-density human population. The fertile lowlands support a denser population, and about 14 million people live in the Limpopo basin.
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measured over a year is 170 m/s (6,000 cu ft/s) to 313 m/s (11,100 cu ft/s) at its mouth. The Limpopo is the second largest African
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settlers led by Hosi Rivombo who settled in the mountainous vicinity and named the area after their leader. The river has been called the
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Sign at the viewing deck of the Limpopo River at Mapungubwe National Park, South Africa, featuring a quote from Rudyard Kipling
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is an occasional problem in the lower reaches. During February 2000 heavy rainfalls during the passage of a
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that uplifted the surface north of present-day Limpopo River, diverting waters into Zambezi River.
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were accidentally released into the river from flood gates at the nearby Rakwena Crocodile Farm.
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characterization of the river as the "great grey-green, greasy Limpopo River, all set about with
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times, the upper course of the Zambezi River drained into the Limpopo River. The change of the
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in Botswana and flowing in a north-easterly direction. The main tributary of the Limpopo, the
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Erskine, Vincent W. (1869). "Journey of Exploration to the Mouth of the River Limpopo".
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Moore, A.E. (1999). "A reapprisal of epeirogenic flexure axes in southern Africa".
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in 1868–69, and Captain J F Elton travelled down its middle course in 1870.
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The waters of the Limpopo flow sluggishly, with considerable silt content.
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Climate change implications for water resources in the Limpopo River Basin
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FROC - Reference frequency of occurrence of fish species in South Africa
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communities of the area where now that name has been adopted by the
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In the north-eastern corner of South Africa the river borders the
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of 415,000 km (160,000 sq mi) in size. The mean
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Green and blue water accounting in the Limpopo and Nile Basins
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The drainage area of Limpopo River has decreased over
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prevents access by large ships except at high tide.
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Index

Limpopo river
Limpopo

Mozambique

South Africa
Botswana
Zimbabwe
Mozambique
Marico
Crocodile
24°11′29″S 26°52′15″E / 24.1913°S 26.8708°E / -24.1913; 26.8708
Mouth
Indian Ocean
Gaza Province
Mozambique
25°12′22″S 33°30′40″E / 25.20611°S 33.51111°E / -25.20611; 33.51111
Xai-Xai
River system
Notwane
Bonwapitse
Lotsane
Motloutse
Shashe
Umzingwani
Bubi
Mwenezi
Changane
Marico
Crocodile

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