List of rivers of South Africa

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This is a list of rivers of South Africa:

River Province and location
Apies River Gauteng, Pretoria
Bell River Eastern Cape
Berg River (or Great Berg River) Western Cape
Blood River (or Ncome River) KwaZulu-Natal
Bloukrans River Southern Cape, Bloukrans Bridge
Blyde River (or Motlatse River) Mpumalanga
Bushman River Eastern Cape
Bot River Western Cape
Brak River Western Cape
Breede River (or Breë River) Western Cape
Buffalo River Eastern Cape, East London
Buffalo River KwaZulu-Natal, incl. Rorke's Drift
Caledon River Free State
Chalumna River Eastern Cape
Cowie River Eastern Cape
Crocodile River Mpumalanga
Crocodile River North West and Limpopo
Eerste River Western Cape
Elands River Mpumalanga
Elsieskraal River Western Cape, Cape Town
Emanzimhlope River Mpumalanga
Gamka River Western Cape
Gamtoos River Eastern Cape
Great Fish River (or Fish River) Eastern Cape
Great Kei River Eastern Cape
Groot River Eastern Cape
Groot River Southern Cape
Gourits River Southern Cape
Harts River North West
Hluhluwe River KwaZulu-Natal
Jukskei River Gauteng
Kaaimans River Southern Cape
Kammanassie River Southern Cape
Keiskamma River Eastern Cape
Keurbooms River Southern Cape
Klasies River, (Klasies River Caves) Eastern Cape, Tsitsikamma coast
Klein River Western Cape
Komati River Mpumalanga, Komati Gorge
Krom River Eastern Cape
Krom River Western Cape, Stellenbosch
Kuils River Western Cape
Lourens River Western Cape
Lephalala River Limpopo
Letaba River Limpopo
Letsitele River Limpopo
Liebenbergsvlei River Free State
Liesbeek River Western Cape, Cape Town
Limpopo River Limpopo, on Zimbabwe and Botswana borders
Luvuvhu River (or Pafuri River) Limpopo
Maputo River (or Great Usutu) KwaZulu-Natal
Matlabas River Limpopo
Mbashe River Eastern Cape, Transkei region
Mngeni River (or Mgeni) KwaZulu-Natal
Modder River Northern Cape and Free State
Mogalakwena River Limpopo
Mokolo River (or Mogol River) Limpopo
Molopo River North West
Mooi River (river) KwaZulu-Natal
Mkomazi River KwaZulu-Natal
Mkuze River KwaZulu-Natal
Mlazi River KwaZulu-Natal, Durban
Msunduzi River (or Duzi River) KwaZulu-Natal
Mtamvuna River KwaZulu-Natal, KZN - Eastern Cape border
Mzamba River Eastern Cape, Transkei region
Mzimkulu River (or Umzimkulu) KwaZulu-Natal
Mzimkulwana river KwaZulu-Natal, Oribi Gorge
Mzimvubu River Eastern Cape, Transkei region
Mzumbe River KwaZulu-Natal
Nahoon River Eastern Cape, East London
Nossob River Northern Cape, Kalahari
Nyl River Limpopo
Ohlanga River KwaZulu-Natal
Olifants River Mpumalanga
Olifants River Southern Cape
Olifants River Western Cape
Orange River (or Groot River, Gariep River) Northern Cape and Free State
Palala River Limpopo
Pongola River (or Phongolo River) KwaZulu-Natal
Qolora River Eastern Cape, Transkei region
Qora River Eastern Cape, Transkei region
Riet River Free State
Riviersonderend Western Cape
Sabie River Mpumalanga
Sak River Northern Cape
Sand River Limpopo
Sand River Free State
Shingwidzi River Limpopo
Sout River Western Cape, Cape Town
Swartkops River Eastern Cape, Port Elizabeth
Storms River Eastern Cape
Sundays River Eastern Cape
Tsomo River Eastern Cape
Tugela River KwaZulu-Natal
Umfolozi River (or Mfolozi River) KwaZulu-Natal
Umzimkulu River (or Mzimkulu River) KwaZulu-Natal
Usutu River Mpumalanga
Vaal River Free State and other
Vals River Free State
Vet River Free State
Wilge River Free State
Xuka River Eastern Cape

[edit] Gallery

South Africa's main rivers and their tributaries

Mzinene stream, Hluhluwe River, Nyalazi stream and Mfolozi Rivers converging on iSimangaliso WP

Luvuvhu River in Lanner Gorge, Makuleke

Lephalala River, Waterberg

Grootrivier in Nature's Valley, stained a tea colour by plant tannins

Storms River mouth, Tsitsikamma NP

Keurbooms River mouth, Plettenberg Bay

Mngeni River valley near Howick Falls

Fish River in the Eastern Cape

Orange River at Upington

Orange River at Augrabies Falls

Upper Tugela River

Kaaimans River bridge, Wilderness

Upper Komati River


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