Blyde River

Motlatse River
Blyde River
Motlatse River; Blyde River
	Motlatse River passing through a sandstone gorge below the Treur confluence
	Location of the Blyde-Olifants confluence
Location
Country	South Africa
State	Mpumalanga & Limpopo
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Hartebeesvlakte
• elevation	2,000 m (6,600 ft)
Mouth
• location	Olifants River, South Africa
• coordinates	24°15′17″S 30°49′47″E / 24.25472°S 30.82972°E
Basin size	2,842 km2 (1,097 sq mi)

The Motlatse River^[1] ("Permanent River"), Blyde River (Afrikaans: Blyderivier "Glad River"), or Umdhlazi River^[2] is a river in the Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces of South Africa. It has a northwards course in steep-sided valleys and ravines of the Mpumalanga Drakensberg, before it enters the lowveld region of the Limpopo province. It has its ultimate origins at around 2,000 m altitude in the Hartebeesvlakte conservation area, to the north of Long Tom Pass. It runs through the Blyde River Canyon.

^ Olifants River now called Lepelle
^ Bulpin, T.V. (2012). Lost Trails of the Lowveld. Pretoria: Protea. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-86919-555-7.

[1] Olifants River now called Lepelle

[2] Bulpin, T.V. (2012). Lost Trails of the Lowveld. Pretoria: Protea. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-86919-555-7.

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