Usutu River

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The Usutu River is a major river in southern Africa that flows through South Africa, Eswatini, and Mozambique before emptying into the Indian Ocean.

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Usutu River canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
alsoKnownAs Lusutfu River
Rio do Maputo
linked to: Maputo Bay
basinCountry Eswatini
Mozambique
South Africa
borderFunction forms part of the border between Eswatini and South Africa
climateZone subtropical
continent Africa
country Eswatini
Mozambique
South Africa
countryFormerNameContext Swaziland
linked to: Eswatini
drainageBasin Indian Ocean drainage basin
ecologicalImportance supports freshwater biodiversity
supports riparian habitats
ecoregion Maputaland coastal forest mosaic
emptiesInto Indian Ocean
flowsDirection generally eastward
flowsThrough Eswatini
Mozambique
South Africa
hasEstuary near Maputo Bay
hasTributary Mkhondvo River
Ngwavuma River
humanImpact affected by land use change in its basin
subject to water abstraction
locatedIn Southern Africa
majorUse domestic water supply
hydroelectric power generation
industrial water supply
irrigation
mouth Indian Ocean
partOf Maputo River system
linked to: Maputo River
passesNear Big Bend
Mbabane
passesThroughCapitalRegion Eswatini
region KwaZulu-Natal
Lubombo Region
linked to: Lubombo region

Mpumalanga
relatedProtectedArea Usutu Gorge area in Eswatini
sourceCountry South Africa
sourceLocation Drakensberg Mountains
sourceRegion Mpumalanga
waterManagementContext part of transboundary river systems in Southern Africa

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Referenced by (4)

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Great Usutu River alsoKnownAs Usutu River
Big Bend, Eswatini hasRiverNearby Usutu River
Lusutfu River alsoKnownAs Usutu River
Ndumo Game Reserve locatedOnRiver Usutu River