Ohlanga River

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Template:Use South African English Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Ohlanga River is a river in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, which empties into the Indian Ocean just north of uMhlanga, north of Durban.[1] The river has extensive reed beds in the estuary at its mouth,[2] which is only 7 km southwest from the mouth of the uMdloti River.[3] Presently, this river is part of the Mvoti to Umzimkulu Water Management Area.[4]

Umhlanga conservancy

At the river's mouth, a lagoon is surrounded by the Umhlanga Conservancy. This area includes a Script error: No such module "convert". Umhlanga Lagoon Nature Reserve,[5] and a waste treatment works which is publicly accessible.[2] This area contains bushbuck, blue and grey duiker, and numerous birds, including the southernmost occurrence of crested guineafowl.[5]

See also

References

  1. Tourism KwaZulu-Natal, About Durban, retrieved September 2006
  2. a b South African Birding, Umhlanga Conservancy Template:Webarchive, retrieved September 2006
  3. A comparative study of zooplankton dynamics in two subtropical temporarily open/closed estuaries, South Africa
  4. Mvoti to Umzimkulu WMA 11
  5. a b KZN Wildlife,Umhlanga Lagoon Template:Webarchive, retrieved September 2006

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