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Crocodile River (Mpumalanga)

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and Nels River are the tributaries to the Crocodile. Elands River, famous for its waterfalls, rises on the grassland plateau of the
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This article is about the tributary of the Komati River. For the tributary of the Limpopo River, see
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The Crocodile River in Mpumalanga has a catchment area of 10,446 km. Upstream it is a popular
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View of the river from Ngwenya Lodge during the wet season
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while the Nels River rises on the Drakensberg as well .
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Crocodile River (West)

Kwena Dam
Crocodile River (Mpumalanga) is located in South Africa
South Africa
Mpumalanga Province
Steenkampsberg
Dullstroom
Mouth
Komati River
Komatipoort
25°26′18″S 31°58′35″E / 25.43833°S 31.97639°E / -25.43833; 31.97639
Afrikaans
Mpumalanga
South Africa
Komati River
Dullstroom
Mpumalanga
Steenkampsberg
Kwena Dam
Montrose Falls
Nelspruit
Komati River
Komatipoort
trout
Nelspruit
Lowveld
Kruger National Park
Elands River
Drakensberg

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