| Thuli River | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Matopo Mission, Matobo District, Zimbabwe |
| Mouth | |
• location | Shashe River |
| Basin size | 7,910 km2 (3,050 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 36.0 mm/a (1.42 in/year) unit flow [1] |
The Thuli River, former name Tuli River, is a major tributary of the Shashe River in Zimbabwe. It rises near Matopo Mission, Matobo District, and flows into the Shashe River near Tuli village.
The Thuli is an ephemeral river, with declining annual unit runoff. [2]
Its major tributaries include the Mtshabezi, Mtshelele, Sengezane river and Mwewe rivers.
Below Thuli-Makwe Dam, the Thuli is a sand filled channel, with alluvial aquifers in the river channel. [3]
The Thuli River passes through no major settlements, only the following business centres:
There are five main bridges over the Mzingwane River:
There are also a number of fords and crossing points, including:
In addition to a number of small weirs, there is one major dam on the Thuli River:
The Mtshabezi River (the principal left-bank tributary) is dammed at Mtshabezi, Sheet and Blanket. Mtshabezi Dam will augment the water supply for the City of Bulawayo, once a connecting pipeline has been completed. Sheet and Blanket Dams supply water to the City of Gwanda and Blanket and Vubachikwe Mines.
Two additional dam sites have been selected further downstream:
Colleen Bawn is a town in Zimbabwe.
Tuli is a village in the province of Matabeleland South, in southwestern Zimbabwe. It is located about 90 km west of Beitbridge on the eastern bank of the Shashe River. The village grew around Fort Tuli, which was the first settlement built by the Pioneer Column in July 1890 at the place known as Selous Camp and used by Frederick Selous as a base for his hunting expeditions. The village is mainly a police post and associated housing.
The Mzingwane River, formerly known as Umzingwane River or Umzingwani River, is a major left-bank tributary of the Limpopo River in Zimbabwe. It rises near Fort Usher, Matobo District, south of Bulawayo and flows into the Limpopo River near Beitbridge, downstream of the mouth of the Shashe River and upstream of the mouth of the Bubye River.
Thuli Parks and Wildlife Land is a protected area in south-western Zimbabwe. It comprises four areas within the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Estate and covers the entire west bank of the Shashe River within the Thuli Circle.
The Shashe River is a major left-bank tributary of the Limpopo River in Zimbabwe. It rises northwest of Francistown, Botswana and flows into the Limpopo River where Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa meet. The confluence is at the site of the Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area.
The Mwenezi River, originally known as the Nuanetsi River, is a major tributary of the Limpopo River. The Mwenezi River starts up in south central Zimbabwe and flows south-east along what is known as the Mwenezi River Valley that bisects the district into two sectors. The river is found in both Zimbabwe and Mozambique. In Zimbabwe it has been known as the Nuanetsi or Nuanetzi River in the past, a name it retains in Mozambique.
The Insiza River is the principal tributary of the Mzingwane River in Zimbabwe.
The Mtshabezi River is a tributary of the Thuli River in southern Zimbabwe. Mtshabezi river's source is in Matopos Hills, an area of granite kopjes and wooded valleys commencing some 35 kilometres south of Bulawayo, southern Zimbabwe. It supplys the Mtshabezi Dam which has become the 6th dam to supply is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, Bulawayo.
Thuli–Makwe Dam is a reservoir on the Thuli River, west of Gwanda, in southwestern Zimbabwe. The dam has the capacity to hold 8.3 million cubic metres.
Mtshabezi Dam is a reservoir on the Mtshabezi River, Zimbabwe, with a capacity of 11.4 million cubic metres. After the completion and commissioning of a pipeline linking it to Mzingwane Dam in 2013, Mtshabezi became the sixth dam supplying water to the city of Bulawayo.
Thuli–Moswa Dam is the name for a proposed reservoir on the Thuli River, south of Gwanda, Zimbabwe which would have the capacity of 419 million cubic metres.
Thuli–Manyange (Elliot) Dam is proposed a reservoir on the Thuli River, south of Gwanda, Zimbabwe with a capacity of 33 million cubic metres. It is designed to operate in sync with Thuli–Moswa Dam.
Glassblock Dam is a proposed reservoir on the Mzingwane River, north of Gwanda, Zimbabwe with a proposed capacity of 14 million cubic meters.
The Umchabezi River is a tributary of the Mzingwane River in Beitbridge District and Gwanda District, Zimbabwe. The main dam on the Umchabezi is Makado Dam, which supplies water for commercial irrigation.
Silonga is a village in Gwanda District of Matabeleland South province in southern Zimbabwe.
The Bubye River, also known as Bubi River, is a tributary of the Limpopo River in Beitbridge District and Gwanda District, Zimbabwe. It rises about 40 kilometres (25 mi) to the northeast of West Nicholson in Matabeleland South, from where it flows southeast before joining the Limpopo 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of the border with Mozambique. Its course forms part of the border between Mberengwa and Mwenezi districts.
The Motloutse River is a river in Botswana, a tributary of the Limpopo River. The catchment area is 19,053 square kilometres (7,356 sq mi).The Letsibogo Dam on the Motloutse has been built to serve the industrial town of Selebi-Phikwe and surrounding local areas, with potential for use in irrigation.
Umzingwane is a district in the northern part of Matabeleland South province in Zimbabwe. It was formerly known as Esigodini and before 1982 as Essexvale.
Thuli or Thulli may refer to
