Mazowe River Explained

The Mazowe River (previously called Mazoe River) is a river in Zimbabwe and Mozambique, where it is called Rio Mazoe or Rio Mazoé.[1]

The river rises north of Harare, flows north and then northeast, where it forms part of the border with Mozambique and joins the Luenha River, a tributary of the Zambezi River. The Mazowe has a catchment basin of about 39000sqkm.[2] In 1920, the Mazowe Dam was constructed on the river forty kilometres north of Harare to irrigate citrus farms.[3]

The river and its tributaries are a popular site for gold panners and small placer operations,[4] although in the wet season, the Mazowe becomes a raging torrent, often breaking its banks and causing damage to local communities and farms.

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-16.3881°N 33.7847°W

Notes and References

  1. https://tracks4africa.co.za/listings/item/w144569/high-bridge-luenha-river/ Tracks4Africa - Travel Africa Informed
  2. Chikozho . Claudious . 2008 . Stakeholder Participatory Processes and Dialogue Platforms in the Mazowe River Catchment, Zimbabwe . African Studies Quarterly . 10 . 2/3 . 27–44, page 33 .
  3. Kent Rusmussen, R. & Rubert, S. (1990) Historical Dictionary of Zimbabwe, The Scarecrow Press.
  4. News: EMA bemoans the menace of illegal mining .