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Characteristics of Durban's rivers
|
River System(South to
North)
|
Catchment Area |
River length |
Lagoon Area |
Mean Annual Runoff |
|
|
km2 |
km |
ha |
106m3
|
|
Umgababa |
35 - 39 |
13 - 16 |
17,6 |
1,35 |
|
Msimbazi |
33 - 41 |
14 -18 |
13,2 |
No record |
|
Lovu |
893 - 1 036 |
135 |
10,5 |
98 - 125 |
|
Little Amanzimtoti |
10 -15 |
15 |
1,5 |
No record |
|
Amanzimtoti |
28 - 33 |
10 - 14 |
6,7 |
1 - 2 |
|
Mbokodweni |
235 - 256 |
47 - 71 |
7,2 |
9,5 |
|
Isipingo |
29 -46 |
27 |
6,8 |
3,3 |
|
Umlaas |
417 |
no
info |
0 |
no
info |
|
Amanzimnyama |
no
info |
no
info |
no
info |
no
info |
|
Umhlatuzana |
113 |
50 |
1 060 |
No record |
|
Umbilo |
67 |
35 |
1 060 |
No record |
|
Umgeni |
4 385 - 5 850 |
230 - 235 |
48 |
707 |
|
Ohlanga |
85 - 196 |
28 |
11,4 |
19,7 - 29,5 |
|
Umdloti |
481 - 704 |
74 - 88 |
13,6 |
97 - 134 |
|
Tongaat |
370 - 468 |
40 -60 |
7,6 |
84 - 93 |
Main uses of
Durban's rivers
|
River
System
(South to
North) |
Main uses |
Return Flow |
River
Regulation |
Industrial Discharge |
|
Umgababa |
No Info |
None |
No Info |
None |
|
Msimbazi |
No Info |
None |
No Info |
None |
|
Lovu |
Recreation |
Sugar Mill |
None |
Ilovo Sugar Mill |
|
Little Amanzimtoti |
Recreation |
Kinsburgh Sewage Works |
None |
None |
|
Amanzimtoti |
Recreation |
None |
None |
None |
|
Mbokodweni |
Recreation |
AECI/ KwaMakuta/Toti |
None |
AECI |
|
Isipingo |
Recreation |
Isipingo Works |
Diversion weirs |
None |
|
Umlaas |
None |
KwaDengezi/
Dassenhoek/Hammarsdale & Mpumalanga
Works |
Shongweni Dam |
None |
|
Amanzimnyama |
None |
None |
Unknown |
None |
|
Umhlatuzana |
None |
Hillcrest/Umhlatuzana
Findlay
Court/Blundell Rd
Works |
None |
None |
|
Umbilo |
None |
Pinetown Sewage Wks |
None |
None |
|
Umgeni |
Recreation
|
New Germany/
Northern & KwaMashu
Works |
Inanda Dam |
None |
|
Ohlanga |
Recreation |
Phoenix/ Umhlanga Works |
None |
None |
|
Umdloti |
Recreation |
Verulam/ Umdloti
Works |
Hazelmere Dam |
None |
|
Tongaat |
Recreation |
Tongaat South and
Tongaat Central Works Whitehead
Textiles |
Dudley Pringle |
Tongaat Sugar
Mill |
Notes:
Return Flow is defined as water
returned to a river from a waste water treatment works.
Industrial Discharge is defined as
waste water discharged by
industry.
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