Mtetengwe River

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False colour composite satellite image showing the Mzingwane River in the centre and the Mtetengwe River is the last tributary that flows into that river on its east bank (right of this image). Zhovhe sat.jpg
False colour composite satellite image showing the Mzingwane River in the centre and the Mtetengwe River is the last tributary that flows into that river on its east bank (right of this image).

The Mtetengwe River is a tributary of the Mzingwane River in Beitbridge District, Zimbabwe. There are two dams on its tributaries: Tongwe Dam on the Tongwe River, which provides water for an irrigation scheme, and Giraffe Dam which supplies water for cattle. [1]

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References

  1. Love, D.; Khosa, S.; Mul, M.; Uhlenbrook, S.; van der Zaag, P. (2008). "Modelling upstreamdownstream interactions using a spreadsheetbased water balance model: two cases from the Limpopo Basin". In Humphreys, E.; Bayot, R.C.; van Brakel, M.; et al. (eds.). Fighting Poverty Through Sustainable Water Use: Proceedings of the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food 2nd International Forum on Water and Food, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 1014 2008, IV. The Challenge Program on Water and Food, Colombo. pp. 15–21. ISBN   978-92-990053-2-3. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2009-02-05.

Coordinates: 22°00′S29°56′E / 22.000°S 29.933°E / -22.000; 29.933