Wilge River (Olifants)

This article is about the river of the Olifants River (Lepelle) system. For the tributary of the Vaal River, see Wilge River.

The Wilge River (iKuthu) is a river in Mpumalanga and Gauteng provinces, South Africa. It is a tributary of the Olifants River.

Wilge River iKuthu
Upper reaches near Bronkhorstspruit
Location of the Wilge River mouth
Etymology	From wilg, the word for 'willow' in Afrikaans iKuthu in Southern Ndebele
Native name	iKuthu (Southern Ndebele)
Location
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng and Mpumalanga
Physical characteristics
Source	Witwatersrand
• location	Near Leandra
• elevation	1,640 m (5,380 ft)
Mouth	Olifants River (Limpopo)
• location	SW of Loskop Dam
• coordinates	25°34′35″S 29°11′10″E
• elevation	1,127 m (3,698 ft)

Course

The Wilge River has its origin about 15 km WNW of Leandra, in the highveld grasslands between this town and Springs, Gauteng. It flows roughly northwards until it is joined by its main tributary, the Bronkhorstspruit, that joins its left bank about 25 km downstream of Bronkhorstspruit town. Then it flows in a northeastern direction until it joins the Olifants about 12 km upstream from the head of the Loskop Dam reservoir.

Other tributaries of the Wilge are the Kendal and the Devon River.

See also

• List of rivers of South Africa
• List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa

External links

• The Olifants River Basin, South Africa
• Olifants River Catchment
• Channel Slopes in the Olifants, Crocodile and Sabie River Catchments