Olifants River (Limpopo)

Olifants River Olifantsrivier, Rio dos Elefantes
Olifants River as it flows through the Kruger National Park
Location of the Olifants-Limpopo confluence
Etymology	Olifant means "elephant" in Afrikaans, Obalule, means "long, stretched-out one" and Lepelle means "slow-flowing" or "distant"[1]
Native name	Lepelle (Northern Sotho) Obalule (Zulu) iBhalule (Southern Ndebele)
Location
Country	South Africa and Mozambique
Provinces	Mpumalanga, Limpopo and Gaza
Physical characteristics
Source	Near Bethal
• location	Mpumalanga, South Africa
• coordinates	26°20′33″S 29°49′47″E / 26.34250°S 29.82972°E / -26.34250; 29.82972
• elevation	1,800 m (5,900 ft)
Mouth	Limpopo River
• location	Gaza Province, Mozambique
• coordinates	24°6′44″S 32°38′25″E / 24.11222°S 32.64028°E / -24.11222; 32.64028
Basin size	54,570 km2 (21,070 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Letaba River
• right	Steelpoort River
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The Olifants River, Lepelle,^[3] iBhalule or Obalule^[4] (Afrikaans: Olifantsrivier; Portuguese: Rio dos Elefantes) is a river in South Africa and Mozambique, a tributary of the Limpopo River. It falls into the Drainage Area B of the Drainage basins of South Africa. The historical area of the Pedi people, Sekhukhuneland, is located between the Olifants River and one of its largest tributaries, the Steelpoort River.^[5]