The Nhlaralumi River is a right bank tributary of the
Olifants River in the
Kruger National Park
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, in northern
Mpumalanga
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, South Africa. Its origin is in
Thornybush Game Reserve
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. Its northeastwards course takes it through the
Timbavati Game Reserve
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,
Umbabat Nature Reserve and eventually the western Kruger Park.
Flow volume and frequency
After artificial impoundments were constructed in the upper reaches of the river, the river became ephemeral with impaired flow volume and frequency.
The
Dando
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floods of 18 January 2012 destroyed some artificial impoundments in the upper reaches of the river, and caused extensive damage to the riparian zone environment besides dwellings and roads downstream. Without the impoundments the water table rose to near the bed surface, and the riparian vegetation and diversity of animal life improved.
Rains of 2013 and 2014 were once again sufficient for water flow to resume. The Mbali dam in front of Simbavati Hilltop Lodge in Timbavati was destroyed in 2014, but was repaired in October 2016.
The owners of
Ingwelala, who are in favour of an open water system, were skeptical that all requirements in terms of permits, permissions, authorization, safety standards, size and flow-through were adhered to during its reconstruction.
Flora
Riparian vegetation includes
appel-leaf,
tamboti
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It prefers growing in single-s ...
,
figs
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,
leadwoods,
weeping boer-bean and
acacia
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species.
See also
*
List of rivers in South Africa
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References
External links
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Elephant breeding herd crossing the Nhlaralumi Riverat Simbavati, Leslie Morodomi, YouTube (2018)
Rivers of Mpumalanga