Mvoti River
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The Mvoti River or uMvoti River is a river in the KwaZulu-Natal region of South Africa.[1][2] In the vicinity of KwaDukuza, the Mvoti River, is subject to extensive water abstraction, which supplies water for irrigation, industrial use, urban consumption, and domestic use in informal settlements.[3]
The Mvoti estuary (Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).) is situated north of the coastal city of Durban. The river is approximately 197 km long and has a catchment area of 2829 km2.[4]
The river is named after Headman Mvoti Ncashange, of the L'la clan (the people of rest), who settled on the banks of this river.[5]
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