Umchabezi River

Not to be confused with Mtshabezi River.

The Umchabezi River in Siyoka.

The Umchabezi River is a tributary—a small stream feeding two huge rivers; the Mzingwane River in Beitbridge District and Gwanda District, Zimbabwe. The main dam on the Umchabezi is called Makado Dam, which supplies water for commercial irrigation.^[1]

References

1. Love, D.; Khosa, S.; Mul, M.; Uhlenbrook, S.; van der Zaag, P. (2008). "Modelling upstream–downstream interactions using a spreadsheet–based water balance model: two cases from the Limpopo Basin". In Humphreys, E.; Bayot, R.C.; van Brakel, M.; Gichuki, F.; Svendsen, M.; Wester, P.; Huber-Lee, A.; Cook, S.; Douthwaite, B.; Hoanh, C.T.; Johnson, N.; Nguyen-Khoa, S.; Vidal, A. (eds.). Fighting Poverty Through Sustainable Water Use: Proceedings of the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food 2nd International Forum on Water and Food, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 10–14 2008, IV. The Challenge Program on Water and Food, Colombo. pp. 15–21. ISBN 978-92-990053-2-3.