Crocodile River (Limpopo)

Crocodile River
Crocodile River at Pelindaba, North West
Crocodile River (Limpopo) is located in South Africa
Crocodile River (Limpopo)
Location of the Crocodile River's mouth
Native nameTswana: Oodi
Location
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng, North West and Limpopo
Physical characteristics
SourceWitwatersrand
 • locationWitpoortjie, Gauteng
 • coordinates26°07′23″S 27°49′48″E / 26.123°S 27.830°E / -26.123; 27.830
 • elevation1,710 m (5,610 ft)
MouthLimpopo River
 • location
Dwaalboom, Limpopo
 • coordinates
24°11′27″S 26°52′22″E / 24.19083°S 26.87278°E / -24.19083; 26.87278
 • elevation
872 m (2,861 ft)
Length423 km (263 mi)
Basin size29,572 km2 (11,418 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionLimpopo RiverIndian Ocean

The Crocodile River (Tswana: Oodi,[1] Afrikaans: Krokodilrivier) is a river in South Africa. At its confluence with the Marico River, the Limpopo River is formed.[2]

  1. ^ Morton, Fred. "Fenders of Space: Kgatla Territorial Expansion Under Boer and British Rule, 1840–1920". Indigenous Southern African Responses to Colonialism, 1840-1930: 21–46.
  2. ^ Major rivers and streams within the Limpopo River Basin

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