Mazowe River: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
←Redirected page to Mazoe River |
moved content from Mazoe River: this is the name in current and official usage |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
The '''Mazowe River''' (previously called '''Mazoe River''') is a [[river]] in [[Zimbabwe]]. |
|||
#REDIRECT [[Mazoe River]] |
|||
The Mazoe rises north of [[Harare]], flows north and then northeast, where it forms part of the border with [[Mozambique]], before entering the [[Zambezi River]]. In 1920, the [[Mazoe Dam]] was constructed on the river forty kilometres north of Harare to irrigate citrus farms<ref>Kent Rusmussen, R. & Rubert, S. (1990) ''Historical Dictionary of Zimbabwe'', The Scarecrow Press.</ref>. |
|||
The river and its tributaries are a popular site for gold panners, although in the wet season, the Mazoe becomes a raging torrent, often breaking its banks and causing damage to local communities and farms. |
|||
== References == |
|||
{{reflist}} |
|||
{{coord missing|Zimbabwe}} |
|||
[[Category:Rivers of Zimbabwe]] |
|||
{{Zimbabwe-geo-stub}} |
|||
Revision as of 10:49, 2 January 2009
The Mazowe River (previously called Mazoe River) is a river in Zimbabwe.
The Mazoe rises north of Harare, flows north and then northeast, where it forms part of the border with Mozambique, before entering the Zambezi River. In 1920, the Mazoe Dam was constructed on the river forty kilometres north of Harare to irrigate citrus farms[1].
The river and its tributaries are a popular site for gold panners, although in the wet season, the Mazoe becomes a raging torrent, often breaking its banks and causing damage to local communities and farms.
References
- ^ Kent Rusmussen, R. & Rubert, S. (1990) Historical Dictionary of Zimbabwe, The Scarecrow Press.
 | This Zimbabwe location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |