Ohlanga River

{{Use South African English|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox river | name = Ohlanga River | native_name = | native_name_lang = | name_other = uMhlanga {{in lang|zu}}, Umhlanga, Mhlanga | name_etymology = Named after the Zulu word for "reed"<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/DictionaryOfSouthernAfricanPlaceNames/SaPlaceNames_djvu.txt Dictionary of Southern African Place Names]</ref>  | image = Ohlanga-strandmeer, Umhlanga, f.jpg | image_size = | image_caption = | map = | map_size = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = South Africa | pushpin_map_size = | pushpin_map_caption= Location of the Ohlanga River mouth  | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = South Africa | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = Region | subdivision_name3 = KwaZulu-Natal | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 =  | length = {{convert|28|km|mi|abbr=on}} | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = | discharge1_max =  | source1 = | source1_location = | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = | mouth = Indian Ocean | mouth_location = North of uMhlanga Rocks | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|29|42|9|S|31|6|0|E|display=inline,title}} | mouth_elevation = {{convert|0|m|abbr=on}} | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }} The '''Ohlanga River''' is a river in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, which empties into the Indian Ocean just north of uMhlanga, north of Durban.<ref name="kzntourism">Tourism KwaZulu-Natal, [http://www.durban.kzn.org.za/durban//about/40.html About Durban] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930190138/http://www.durban.kzn.org.za/durban//about/40.html |date=2007-09-30 }}, retrieved September 2006</ref> The river has extensive reed beds in the estuary at its mouth,<ref name="sabirding">South African Birding, [http://www.sabirding.co.za/birdspot/040109.asp Umhlanga Conservancy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061003140644/http://www.sabirding.co.za/birdspot/040109.asp |date=2006-10-03 }}, retrieved September 2006</ref> which is only 7 km southwest from the mouth of the uMdloti River.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160307164431/https://business.highbeam.com/437820/article-1G1-152236549/comparative-study-zooplankton-dynamics-two-subtropical A comparative study of zooplankton dynamics in two subtropical temporarily open/closed estuaries, South Africa]</ref> Presently, this river is part of the Mvoti to Umzimkulu Water Management Area.<ref>[http://www.dwaf.gov.za/iwqs/rhp/eco/FROC/WMA11MvotuUmzimkulu.jpg Mvoti to Umzimkulu WMA 11]</ref>

==Umhlanga conservancy== At the river's mouth, a lagoon is surrounded by the Umhlanga Conservancy. This area includes a {{convert|26|ha|adj=on}} uMhlanga Lagoon Nature Reserve,<ref name="kznwildlife">KZN Wildlife,[http://www.kznwildlife.com/umhlanga_dest.htm Umhlanga Lagoon] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061105225747/http://www.kznwildlife.com/umhlanga_dest.htm |date=2006-11-05 }}, retrieved September 2006</ref> and a waste treatment works which is publicly accessible.<ref name="sabirding"/> This area contains bushbuck, blue and grey duiker, and numerous birds, including the southernmost occurrence of crested guineafowl.<ref name="kznwildlife"/>

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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20061105225747/http://www.kznwildlife.com/umhlanga_dest.htm KZN Wildlife page on the Umhlanga Lagoon nature reserve] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20061003140644/http://www.sabirding.co.za/birdspot/040109.asp South African Birding page on bird species in the Umhlanga Conservancy] *[http://www.satelliteviews.net/cgi-bin/w.cgi?sdb=Go&c=sf&UF=-1268711&UN=-1846089&AF=H_O&FC=H&exm=on Satellite view of the river] {{Commons category-inline|Umhlanga Lagoon Nature Reserve}}

Category:Rivers of KwaZulu-Natal