The Crocodile River, also referred to as Crocodile River (East), ( af, Krokodilrivier) is a large river traversing

Mpumalanga Mpumalanga () is a province of South Africa. The name means "East", or literally "The Place Where the Sun Rises" in the Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu languages. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, bordering Eswatini and Mozambique. I ...

province of

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. It is a tributary of the Komati River.

Course

It originates north of Dullstroom,

, in the Steenkampsberg Mountains. Downstream of Kwena Dam, the Crocodile River winds through the Schoemanskloof and down the Montrose Falls. It then flows eastwards past Nelspruit and joins the Komati River at

Komatipoort Komatipoort is a town situated at the confluence of the Crocodile and Komati Rivers in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. The town is 8 km from the Crocodile Bridge Gate into the Kruger Park, and just 5 km from the Mozambique border a ...

. The Crocodile River in Mpumalanga has a catchment area of 10,446 km². Upstream it is a popular

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fishing place. It flows through the Nelspruit industrial area, the Lowveld agricultural area and borders the

Kruger National Park Kruger National Park is a South African National Park and one of the largest game reserves in Africa. It covers an area of in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga in northeastern South Africa, and extends from north to south and from ea ...

. The decrease in flow of the river is due to water abstractions for irrigated fruit and sugar cane farming.

Tourism on the Crocodile

The river forms the full southern border of the

. It creates the setting for game viewing in and on the banks of the river. Facilities include: #

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golf course, designed by

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# Malelane Rest Camp in Kruger Park # Mjejane Game Reserve # Marloth Park (Estate and wildlife conservancy) # Ngwenya Lodge (time share resort) # Crocodile Bridge Rest Camp in Kruger Park # Old Joe's Kaya Country Lodge

Tributaries

The Elands River and Nels River are the tributaries to the Crocodile. Elands River famous for its waterfalls, rises on the grassland plateau of the

Drakensberg The Drakensberg (Afrikaans: Drakensberge, Zulu: uKhahlambha, Sotho: Maluti) is the eastern portion of the Great Escarpment, which encloses the central Southern African plateau. The Great Escarpment reaches its greatest elevation – within ...

mountains near the town of

Machadodorp Machadodorp, also known by its official name eNtokozweni, is a small town situated on the N4 road, near the edge of the escarpment in the Mpumalanga province, South Africa. The Elands River runs through the town. There is a natural radioactive sp ...

while the Nels River rises on the Drakensberg as well .SA Places - Dullstroom
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References

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