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Umgeni River

The 883rd longest river in the world

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The Umgeni River or Mgeni River (Zulu: uMngeni) is a river in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It rises in the "Dargle" in the KZN Midlands, and its mouth is at Durban, some distance north of Durban's natural harbour. It is generally agreed its name means "the river of entrance" in Zulu, though other meanings have been suggested. The river is approximately 232 kilometres (144 mi) long with a catchment area of 4,432 square kilometres (1, 711 sq mi). The Howick Falls are some famous waterfalls on the Mngeni.

Flows through: South Africa.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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