Mooi River (river)

Mooi River
Mooirivier, Mpofana
River
Cascades on the Mooi River in the Rosetta region of KwaZulu-Natal.
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Towns	Mooi River
Source
- location	Mkomazi Nature Reserve
Mouth	Tugela River Coordinates: 28°45′46″S 30°34′7″E / 28.76278°S 30.56861°E / -28.76278; 30.56861

The Mooi River is a river in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. It rises in the Mkomazi Nature Reserve in the Drakensberg Mountains, and empties into the Tugela River near Muden. The town of Mooi River lies on the river.

Name

The name derives from the Dutch Mooirivier, i.e. pretty river, as it was named by the Voortrekkers in the mid-19th century. The river's Zulu name, Mpofana, means 'young eland'.^[1]

Another Mooi River can be found at Potchefstroom, in the North West province.

See also

• Mooi River (town)
• Tugela River

External links

• Department of Water Affairs and Forestry background information to Mooi-Mgeni Transfer Scheme Phase II

Note

1. ^ du Plessis, E.J. (1973). Suid-Afrikaanse berg- en riviername. Tafelberg-uitgewers, Cape Town. pp. 280–281. ISBN 0-624-00273X.