Ohlanga River

Ohlanga River uMhlanga (in Zulu), Umhlanga, Mhlanga
Location of the Ohlanga River mouth
Etymology	Named after the Zulu word for "reed" [1]
Location
Country	South Africa
Region	KwaZulu-Natal
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Indian Ocean
• location	North of uMhlanga Rocks
• coordinates	29°42′9″S31°6′0″E / 29.70250°S 31.10000°E / -29.70250; 31.10000
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	28 km (17 mi)

The Ohlanga River is a river in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, which empties into the Indian Ocean just north of uMhlanga, north of Durban. ^[2] The river has extensive reed beds in the estuary at its mouth, ^[3] which is only 7 km southwest from the mouth of the uMdloti River. ^[4] Presently, this river is part of the Mvoti to Umzimkulu Water Management Area. ^[5]

Umhlanga conservancy

At the river's mouth, a lagoon is surrounded by the Umhlanga Conservancy. This area includes a 26-hectare (64-acre) Umhlanga Lagoon Nature Reserve, ^[6] and a waste treatment works which is publicly accessible. ^[3] This area contains bushbuck, blue and grey duiker, and numerous birds, including the southernmost occurrence of crested guineafowl. ^[6]

See also

• List of rivers of South Africa
• List of estuaries of South Africa

References

1. Dictionary of Southern African Place Names
2. Tourism KwaZulu-Natal, About Durban, retrieved September 2006
3. South African Birding, Umhlanga Conservancy Archived 2006-10-03 at the Wayback Machine , retrieved September 2006
4. A comparative study of zooplankton dynamics in two subtropical temporarily open/closed estuaries, South Africa
5. Mvoti to Umzimkulu WMA 11
6. KZN Wildlife,Umhlanga Lagoon Archived 2006-11-05 at the Wayback Machine , retrieved September 2006

External links

• KZN Wildlife page on the Umhlanga Lagoon nature reserve
• South African Birding page on bird species in the Umhlanga Conservancy
• Satellite view of the river

Media related to Umhlanga Lagoon Nature Reserve at Wikimedia Commons