The Ohlanga River is a river in

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, which empties into the

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just north of uMhlanga, north of

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.Tourism KwaZulu-Natal
About Durban
retrieved September 2006 The river has extensive

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s in the

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at its mouth,South African Birding
Umhlanga Conservancy
, retrieved September 2006 which is only 7 km southwest from the mouth of the

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. Presently, this river is part of the

Mvoti to Umzimkulu Water Management Area Mvoti to Umzimkulu WMA, or Mvoti to Umzimkulu Water Management Area (coded: 11), Includes the following major rivers: the Mvoti River, uThongathi River, Mdloti River, Ohlanga River, Mngeni River, Sterkspruit River, Lovu River, Mkomazi River, M ...

.Mvoti to Umzimkulu WMA 11
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Umhlanga conservancy

At the river's mouth, a lagoon is surrounded by the

Umhlanga Conservancy Umhlanga may refer to: * uMhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, a town north of Durban *uMhlanga Lagoon Nature Reserve on the shore of the Indian Ocean at Umhlanga Rocks, South Africa * Umhlanga River (Ohlanga River The Ohlanga River is a river in KwaZulu-Natal, ...

. This area includes a

Umhlanga Lagoon Nature Reserve Umhlanga lagoon is a nature reserve on the shore of the Indian Ocean at Umhlanga Rocks, South Africa. The reserve encloses the Ohlanga River's lagoon and mouth. The forest forms a natural extension of the less accessible Hawaan Forest, of which ...

,KZN Wildlif
Umhlanga Lagoon
, retrieved September 2006 and a waste treatment works which is publicly accessible. This area contains

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, blue and grey

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, and numerous birds, including the southernmost occurrence of

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Huberta, the hippopotamus

Huberta, the celebrity hippopotamus, stopped at the river on her way down the coast from the

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to the

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. An attempt was made to capture her while she was there.

References

External links

KZN Wildlife page on the Umhlanga Lagoon nature reserveSouth African Birding page on bird species in the Umhlanga ConservancySatellite view of the river
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Umhlanga conservancy

Huberta, the hippopotamus

See also

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