{{Short description|River in Limpopo, South Africa}} {{Infobox river | name = Ga-Selati River | native_name = | native_name_lang = | name_other = Selatirivier | name_etymology = Said to be named after a chief<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/DictionaryOfSouthernAfricanPlaceNames/SaPlaceNames_djvu.txt Dictionary of Southern African Place Names]</ref> <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = | image_size = | image_caption = | map = | map_size = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = South Africa | pushpin_map_size = | pushpin_map_caption= Location of the Ga-Selati River's mouth <!---------------------- LOCATION --> | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = South Africa | subdivision_type2 = State | subdivision_name2 = Limpopo | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS --> | length = {{convert|140|km|mi|abbr=on}} | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= | discharge1_min = {{convert|0.29|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}} | discharge1_avg = | discharge1_max = {{convert|4.9|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}} <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES --> | source1 = Wolkberg | source1_location = SE of Tzaneen | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = {{convert|840|m|abbr=on}} | mouth = Olifants River (Limpopo) | mouth_location = Near Phalaborwa | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|24|2|20|S|31|10|20|E|display=inline,title}} | mouth_elevation = {{convert|297|m|abbr=on}} | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }} The '''Ga-Selati River''' or '''Selati River''' ({{langx|af|Selatirivier}}) is a river in Limpopo, South Africa.
==Course== It rises on the rugged western slopes of the Wolkberg Mountains, part of the Drakensberg Mountain chain, about 20 km SE of Tzaneen. From its source in this high rainfall zone, the river flows roughly eastward for approximately 140 kilometres before joining the Olifants River some 7 kilometres to the south of the town of Phalaborwa.<ref>[http://pubs.iied.org/pdfs/G00334.pdf Hydrology and land use in the Ga-Selati catchment]</ref>
The Ga-Selati River's largest tributaries are the Ngwabitsi River and the Mulati River, both joining its right bank.<ref>[http://www.ewisa.co.za/misc/RiverMPUSelati/defaulttrib.htm South African Rivers - Selati River]</ref>
In the dry season, the riverbed of the Ga-Selati is dry for most of its length. This river is heavily polluted owing to mining activity at Phalaborwa in its lower course.<ref>[http://www.dwaf.gov.za/IWQS/rhp/state_of_rivers/state_of_crocsabieolif_01/olif_eco_4.03.html The Olifants River System; Ecoregions 4.03 & 4.05 - Ecoregion and River Characteristics]</ref>
==Dams in the basin== *Tours Dam, in the Ngwabitsi River
== See also == * List of rivers of South Africa * List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://ul.netd.ac.za/bitstream/10386/366/1/Ramollo%20PP%20MSc Bioassessing the Impact of Water Quality]
Category:Olifants River (Limpopo) Category:Rivers of Limpopo