List of Rivers of South Africa

Source location (town / mountains) Mouth / junction at location (town) Sl. No River Mouth / junction coordinates Drainage Basin Province and location Tributary of (river) Dam in river northwest of Adams Mission Amanzimtoti, Indian Ocean 1 Amanzimtoti River, (Manzimtoti River) (Toti River) 30°3′S 30°52′E / 30.050°S 30.867°E / -30.050; 30.867 (Amanzimtoti mouth) U7 KwaZulu-Natal, Amanzimtoti South of Pretoria Makapanstad 2 Apies River 25°14′24″S 28°08′36″E / 25.24000°S 28.14333°E / -25.24000; 28.14333 (Apies-Tshwane junction) A2 Gauteng, Tshwane, Pretoria Tshwane River, then Pienaars River and Limpopo River Bon Accord Dam Southeast of Bethlehem 3 As River (or Axel River) 28°13′27″S 28°21′58″E / 28.22417°S 28.36611°E / -28.22417; 28.36611 (As-Liebenbergsvlei junction) C8 Free State Liebenbergsvlei River, then Wilge River Sol Plaatjie Dam North of Wakkerstroom Swaziland border 4 Assegaai River 27°04′46″S 31°02′19″E / 27.07944°S 31.03861°E / -27.07944; 31.03861 (Assegaai-Mkondo junction) W5 Mpumalanga Mkondo River Heyshope Dam South of Ottosdal 5 Bamboesspruit (or Bamboes Spruit) 27°40′15″S 25°37′40″E / 27.67083°S 25.62778°E / -27.67083; 25.62778 (Bamboesspruit mouth) C2 North West Vaal River Bloemhof Dam North of Plettenberg Bay 6 Baviaanskloof River 33°39′53″S 24°23′37″E / 33.66472°S 24.39361°E / -33.66472; 24.39361 (Baviaanskloof River junction) L8 Western and Eastern Cape Kouga River Near Naudé's Neck Near Moshesh's Ford 7 Bell River 30°51′08″S 27°46′43″E / 30.85222°S 27.77861°E / -30.85222; 27.77861 D1 Eastern Cape Kraai River, then Orange River Franschhoek Drakenstein Velddrif north of Vredenburg, Atlantic Ocean 8 Berg River (or Great Berg River) 32°46′13.00″S 18°8′39.66″E / 32.7702778°S 18.1443500°E / -32.7702778; 18.1443500 G1 Western Cape Berg River Dam 22 km Southwest of Jagersfontein Vanderkloof Dam 9 Berg River 29°59′43″S 24°46′48″E / 29.99528°S 24.78000°E / -29.99528; 24.78000 (Vanderkloof dam tributary) D3 Free State Orange River Vanderkloof Dam North of Eleqolweni between Port Alfred and East London, near Begha, Indian Ocean 10 Bhira River 33°23′00″S 27°19′33″E / 33.38333°S 27.32583°E / -33.38333; 27.32583 (Bhira River mouth) R5 Eastern Cape 11 Bivane River W5 KwaZulu-Natal Pongola River Bivane Dam Southwest of Queenstown 12 Black Kei River Eastern Cape Great Kei River North of Daveyton 13 Blesbokspruit (or Blesbok Spruit) C2 Gauteng Vaal River Knight's Pass, Utrecht 14 Blood River (or Ncome River) V3 KwaZulu-Natal Buffalo River North of Giant's Castle in the Drakensberg foothills near Tugela Estates, Weenen area 15 Bloukrans River 28°45′30″S 30°08′55″E / 28.75833°S 30.14861°E / -28.75833; 30.14861 (Bloukrans-Tugela confluence) V1 KwaZulu-Natal Tugela River none Near Peak Formosa Near Bloukrans Bridge 16 Bloukrans River 33°58′44″S 23°38′49″E / 33.97889°S 23.64694°E / -33.97889; 23.64694 (Blouwkrans River mouth) K Western and Eastern Cape border n.a. Near Grahamstown Near Langholm, Grahamstown 17 Bloukrans River 33°24′38″S 26°39′05″E / 33.41056°S 26.65139°E / -33.41056; 26.65139 (Bloukrans-Kowie confluence) Eastern Cape Kowie River none West of Sabie Lissataba game farm, Mica area 18 Blyde River (or Motlatse River) 24°15′13″S 30°49′50″E / 24.25361°S 30.83056°E / -24.25361; 30.83056 (Blyde-Olifants confluence) B6 Mpumalanga Olifants River Blyderivierpoort Dam Northeast of Pearly Beach Uilkraalsmond (south of Gans Bay), Atlantic Ocean 19 Boesmans River 34°36′21″S 19°24′32″E / 34.60583°S 19.40889°E / -34.60583; 19.40889 (Uilkraal River mouth) Western Cape Uilkraal River North of Kirkwood (Eastern Cape) Kenton on Sea, Indian Ocean 20 Boesmans River 33°41′32″S 26°39′50″E / 33.69222°S 26.66389°E / -33.69222; 26.66389 (Boesmans River mouth) Eastern Cape South of Secunda 21 Boesmanspruit (or Boesman Spruit) Mpumalanga Waterval River then into the Vaal River 22 Bonte River Western Cape Alphen Dam South of Teewaterskloof Dam Fischerhaven, Atlantic Ocean 23 Bot River 34°22′05″S 19°05′53″E / 34.36806°S 19.09806°E / -34.36806; 19.09806 (Bot River mouth) G Western Cape Fortuin Reservoir Greymont Roodepoort 24 Braamfontein Spruit (or Braamfonteinspruit) Gauteng Jukskei River Emmarentia Dam 25 Brak River 22°36′15″S 29°44′0″E / 22.60417°S 29.73333°E / -22.60417; 29.73333 (Brak River mouth) A7 Limpopo Sand River (Polokwane) Magkabeng Plateau near Ceres the Koekedou River and Dwars River become the Bree River West of Mossel Bay, Indian Ocean 26 Breede River (or Breë River) 34°24′15″S 20°51′06″E / 34.40417°S 20.85167°E / -34.40417; 20.85167 (Breede River mouth) H Western Cape, Overberg 27 Bronkhorst Spruit (or Bronkhorstspruit) B2 Gauteng Wilge River Bronkhorstspruit Dam joining of the Tredou River and Grootvadersbos River 28 Buffeljags River Western Cape Breede River Buffeljags Dam Northwest of King William's Town East London harbour 29 Buffalo River (Eastern Cape) 33°01′45″S 27°54′57″E / 33.02917°S 27.91583°E / -33.02917; 27.91583 (Buffalo River mouth) R2 Eastern Cape Laing Dam, Bridle Drift Dam northeast of Volksrust 30 Buffalo River (KwaZulu-Natal) V3 KwaZulu-Natal Tugela River 31 Buffels River 29°40′35″S 17°03′07″E / 29.67642°S 17.051811°E / -29.67642; 17.051811 (Buffels River mouth (Northern Cape)) F3 Northern Cape The Komsberg River and the Venters River, join together to become the Buffels River at Buffelspoort, the Klein-Swartberg River joins the Buffels River to become the Groot River 32 Buffels River 33°28′05″S 20°59′02″E / 33.467929°S 20.983973°E / -33.467929; 20.983973 (Buffels River junction (Western Cape)) J1 Western Cape Floriskraal Dam at Giant's Castle 33 Bushman River V KwaZulu-Natal Tugela River Wagendrift Dam southwest of Witsieshoek Bethulie 34 Caledon River 30°31′0″S 26°5′46″E / 30.51667°S 26.09611°E / -30.51667; 26.09611 (Caledon River mouth) D2 Free State border Lesotho and South Africa Orange River Knellpoort Dam, Welbedacht Dam 35 Chalumna River (or Tyolomnqa River) R4 Eastern Cape North of Dullstroom Komatipoort 36 Crocodile River X3 Mpumalanga Komati River Kwena Dam Roodepoort 37 Crocodile River A3 North West, Gauteng and Limpopo Limpopo River Hartbeespoort Dam Roodekoppies Dam North of Malmesbury Table Bay Cape Town 38 Diep River 33°53′27″S 18°22′55″E / 33.89083°S 18.38194°E / -33.89083; 18.38194 (Diep River mouth) G Western Cape Southeast of Polokwane 39 Diep River A7 Limpopo Sand River Northeast of Ceres 40 Doring River Western Cape and Eastern Cape Olifants River Doring River Dam North of Heidelberg West of Mossel Bay, Indian Ocean 41 Duiwenhoks River 34°21′56″S 21°00′01″E / 34.36556°S 21.00028°E / -34.36556; 21.00028 (Duiwenhoks River mouth) Western Cape Near Rayton Marble Hall 42 Elands River 24°55′27″S 29°20′45″E / 24.92417°S 29.34583°E / -24.92417; 29.34583 (Elands-Olifants confluence) B2 Gauteng Olifants River Rust de Winter Dam, Rhenosterkop Dam Near Koster 43 Elands River 24°17′18″S 27°31′8″E / 24.28833°S 27.51889°E / -24.28833; 27.51889 (Elands-Crocodile confluence) A North West Province Crocodile River (West) Vaalkop Dam Northeast of Belfast 44 Elands River X3 Mpumalanga Crocodile River (East) Wolkberg South of Phalaborwa 45 Ga-Selati River Limpopo Olifants River North of Beaufort West South of Calitzdorp 46 Gamka River J Western Cape Gourits River Gamkapoort Dam The Kouga River and Groot River become the Gamtoos River Northeast of Jeffreys Bay 47 Gamtoos River 33°58′12″S 25°02′03″E / 33.97000°S 25.03417°E / -33.97000; 25.03417 (Gamtoos River Mouth) L9 Eastern Cape The Gamka River and Olifants River become the Gourits River at Gouritsmond 48 Gouritz River (or Gourits River) 34°20′47″S 21°53′08″E / 34.34639°S 21.88556°E / -34.34639; 21.88556 (Gourits River mouth) Western Cape East of Graaff-Reinet North of Seafield, Indian Ocean 49 Great Fish River (Groot-Vis River) 33°29′44″S 27°08′09″E / 33.49556°S 27.13583°E / -33.49556; 27.13583 (Great Fish River mouth) Eastern Cape About 120 km NNW of Strandfontein by Green River Mouth Lighthouse 50 Groenrivier (Green River) Northern Cape The Swart-Kei River and the White Kei River become the Great Kei River Kei Mouth, Indian Ocean 51 Great Kei River (Groot-Kei) 32°40′45″S 28°23′07″E / 32.67917°S 28.38528°E / -32.67917; 28.38528 (Groot-Kei Mouth) Eastern Cape The Great Letaba River and Little Letaba River become the Letaba River 52 Great Letaba River B8 Limpopo Letaba River Ebenezer Dam Northwest of Amsterdam South of Maputo, Mozambique 53 Great Usutu River (or Maputo River) 26°10′22″S 32°41′45″E / 26.17278°S 32.69583°E / -26.17278; 32.69583 (Maputo River mouth) W5 KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland and Mozambique Great Brak River, Indian Ocean 54 Great Brak River K Western Cape Perdeberg River, Tweeriviere River and Varings River Wolwedans Dam North of Steynsburg Great Fish River 55 Groot Brak River Eastern Cape Teebusspruit 56 Groot Marico River (or Great Marico River) North West where the Kariega River and Sout River join 57 Groot River Eastern Cape Gamtoos River Beervlei Dam The Buffels River becomes the Groot River from where the Klein-Swartberg River joins the Buffels 58 Groot River partly the border between Eastern Cape and Western Cape Gouritz River Beervlei Dam 59 Groot River Western Cape Doring River 60 Groot Vet River Free State 61 Groot Vlei River Eastern Cape 62 Hantams River Northern Cape 63 Hartbees River Northern Cape 64 Hartenbos River Western Cape 65 Harts River North West East of Tembisa 66 Hennops River Gauteng Crocodile River 67 Hex River H Western Cape Breede River 68 Hex River North West Elands River Bospoort Dam Hluhluwe Game Reserve 69 Hluhluwe River W KwaZulu-Natal Hluhluwe River Hluhluwe Dam lake St Lucia 70 Hoeksrivier Western Cape 71 Hol River Eastern Cape Hout River Dam 72 Hout River 23°4′2″S 29°34′45″E / 23.06722°S 29.57917°E / -23.06722; 29.57917 (Hout River mouth) A7 Limpopo Sand River (Polokwane) 73 Illovo River KwaZulu-Natal 74 Incomati River Mpumalanga Lubisi Dam 75 Indwe River Eastern Cape 76 Intombe River KwaZulu-Natal 77 Jakkals River Western Cape 78 Jordaan River Free State 79 Jordaanspruit Free State Bloemhoek Dam 80 Jukskei River Gauteng Crocodile River (West) then Limpopo River 81 Kaaimans River Western Cape Jeffreys Bay 82 Kabeljous River 34°00′19″S 24°56′08″E / 34.00528°S 24.93556°E / -34.00528; 24.93556 (Kabeljous River mouth) Eastern Cape 83 Kaalspruit Free State 84 Kaba River KwaZulu-Natal 85 Kamma River Western Cape 86 Kammanassie River Eastern Cape 87 Kandandlovu River KwaZulu-Natal 88 Karatara River Eastern Cape 89 Karoospruit Free State Amatola Mountains Great Fish River south of Fort Beaufort 90 Kat River 32°59′44″S 26°47′05″E / 32.99556°S 26.78472°E / -32.99556; 26.78472 Eastern Cape, Seymour, Fort Beaufort Great Fish River Katrivier Dam 91 Kat Spruit Mpumalanga Kenton-on-Sea 92 Kariega River Eastern Cape Settlers Dam 93 Keisers River Western Cape Amatola Mountains Hamburg northeast of Port Alfred, Indian Ocean 94 Keiskamma River 33°17′S 27°29′E / 33.283°S 27.483°E / -33.283; 27.483 R1 Eastern Cape Sandile Dam Northeast of Plettenberg Bay, Indian Ocean 95 Keurbooms River Western Cape, Plettenberg Bay 96 Kingna River Western Cape South of Molteno 97 Klaas Smits River Eastern Cape Swart-Kei River 98 Klaserie River Mpumalanga Klasies River Caves 99 Klasies River Eastern Cape, Tsitsikamma coast The Great Letaba River and Little Letaba River become the Letaba River 100 Little Letaba River B8 Limpopo Letaba River 101 Klein Marico River North West 102 Klein Olifants River Mpumalanga Hermanus, Indian Ocean 103 Klein River 34°25′17″S 19°18′03″E / 34.42139°S 19.30083°E / -34.42139; 19.30083 (Klein River mouth) Western Cape 104 Klip River Western Cape 105 Klip River KwaZulu-Natal 106 Klip River Eastern Cape 107 Knysna River Western Cape 108 Kobongaba River Eastern Cape North of Queenstown 109 Komani River Eastern Cape Klaas Smits River Bongolo Dam 110 Komati River (or Incomati, Nkomati) X1 Mpumalanga, Komati Gorge 111 Koshwana River KwaZulu-Natal 112 Kouga River L8 Eastern Cape 113 Kowie River Port Alfred Eastern Cape Grahamstown Confluence of Bell River, Sterkspruit and Joggem River at Moshesh's Ford, Eastern Cape Drakensberg Aliwal North 114 Kraai River 30°40′S 26°45′E / 30.667°S 26.750°E / -30.667; 26.750 D1 Eastern Cape Orange River 115 Kromdraai Spruit Mpumalanga 116 Krom River Eastern Cape 117 Krom River Western Cape, Stellenbosch 118 Kuils River Western Cape 119 Kwenxura River Eastern Cape 120 Laai Spruit Free State 121 Langvlei River Western Cape 122 Latonyanda River Limpopo 123 Liesbeek River (also spelt Liesbeeck) Western Cape 124 Leeu River Free State Armenia Dam Limpopo River 125 Levubu River (or Luvuvhu, Pafuri River) 22°25′32″S 31°18′25″E / 22.42556°S 31.30694°E / -22.42556; 31.30694 (Levuvhu River) A9 Limpopo Albasini Dam 126 Lephalala River (see Palala River) A5 Limpopo Vischgat Dam, Susandale Dam The Great Letaba River and Little Letaba River become the Letaba River 127 Letaba River B8 Limpopo Olifants River 128 Liebenbergsvlei River C8 Free State 129 Liesbeeck River Western Cape 130 Letsitele River Limpopo 131 Liesbeek River Western Cape, Cape Town The Marico River and the Crocodile River become the Limpopo River Xai-Xai, Mozambique into Indian Ocean 132 Limpopo River A Limpopo, on Zimbabwe, Botswana borders Little Brak River, Indian Ocean 133 Little Brak River (or Klein Brak) 34°05′31″S 22°08′55″E / 34.09194°S 22.14861°E / -34.09194; 22.14861 (Little Brak River mouth) Eastern Cape 134 Lourens River Western Cape West of Richmond Lovu Langoon at Illovu Beach, Indian Ocean 135 Lovu River(Illovu) 30°6′S 30°51′E / 30.100°S 30.850°E / -30.100; 30.850 U7 KwaZulu-Natal Beaulieu Estate Dam 136 Lower Brandvlei River Western Cape Brandvlei Dam 137 Lunsklip River Mpumalanga 138 Lyndoch River Eastern Cape Olifants River (Limpopo) 139 Malips River Limpopo Province 140 Maputo River (or Great Usutu) Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal Groot-Marico River 141 Marico River A2 North West Limpopo River 142 Matlabas River Limpopo East of Elliot South of The Haven, Eastern Cape 143 Mbhashe River 32°14′56″S 28°54′00″E / 32.24889°S 28.90000°E / -32.24889; 28.90000 (Mbhashe River mouth) Eastern Cape, Transkei region 144 Mbango River KwaZulu-Natal 145 Mbizana River KwaZulu-Natal 146 Mbodi River Limpopo 147 Mbokodweni River KwaZulu-Natal 148 Mdesingane River KwaZulu-Natal 149 Mdlotane River KwaZulu-Natal 150 Mdloti River KwaZulu-Natal 151 Mdumbe River Eastern Cape 152 Mgobezeleni River KwaZulu-Natal 153 Mgwalana River Eastern Cape 154 Mhlabatshane River KwaZulu-Natal 155 Middle Letaba River B8 Limpopo 156 Mlalazi River KwaZulu-Natal 157 Mhlali River KwaZulu-Natal 158 Mhlatuze River W KwaZulu-Natal 159 Mkomazi River Kwazulu-Natal 160 Mkuze River W KwaZulu-Natal 161 Mlazi River KwaZulu-Natal, Durban north of Durban, Indian Ocean 162 Mngeni River (or Mgeni, Umgeni) U KwaZulu-Natal 163 Modder River Northern Cape and Free State Riet River 164 Mogalakwena River A6 Limpopo Limpopo River The Sand River and Grootspruit River become the Mokolo River 165 Mokolo River (or Mogol River) A4 Limpopo Limpopo Mokolo Dam 166 Molopo River D4 North West border Botswana Disaneng Dam 167 Mooi River V KwaZulu-Natal Tugela River 168 Mooi River North West Vaal River Boskop Dam 169 Mooi River T Eastern Cape Near Hamburg Palm Beach 170 Mpenjati River 30°55′59″S 30°16′00″E / 30.93306°S 30.26667°E / -30.93306; 30.26667 KwaZulu-Natal 171 Msunduzi River (or Duzi River) KwaZulu-Natal 172 Mthatha River Eastern Cape 173 Mtamvuna River KwaZulu-Natal - Eastern Cape border 174 Mtontwanes River KwaZulu-Natal 175 Mugwenya River KwaZulu-Natal 176 Mximkulwana River KwaZulu-Natal 177 Mzamba River Eastern Cape, Transkei region 178 Mzimkulu River (or Umzimkulu) KwaZulu-Natal 179 Mzimkulwana river KwaZulu-Natal, Oribi Gorge 180 Mzimvubu River Eastern Cape, Transkei region 181 Mzumbe River KwaZulu-Natal 182 Nahoon River R3 Eastern Cape, East London 183 Ngagane River KwaZulu-Natal 184 Ngotwane River North West 185 Ngwavuma 26°57′42″S 32°17′39″E / 26.96167°S 32.29417°E / -26.96167; 32.29417 (Ngwavuma River junction) KwaZulu-Natal Pongola River 186 Nossob River D4 Northern Cape, Kalahari 187 Nqabara River Eastern Cape 188 Nsama River Limpopo 189 Nsuze River V4 KwaZulu-Natal Tugela River 190 Nswamanzi River KwaZulu-Natal 191 Nuwejaarspruit Free State 192 Nyalazi River KwaZulu-Natal 193 Nyl River Limpopo 194 Nyoni River KwaZulu-Natal 195 Nzhelele River A8 Limpopo 196 Nwanedi River Limpopo 197 Ohlanga River (or Umhlanga) KwaZulu-Natal 198 Ohrigstad River Mpumalanga 199 Olifants River B Mpumalanga and Limpopo Loskop Dam, Flag Boshielo Dam 200 Olifants River Western Cape Oudtshoorn 201 Olifants River Western Cape Clanwilliam Dam 202 Ongers River Northern Cape 203 Oompies River Eastern Cape Atlantic Ocean at Alexander Bay, Northern Cape 204 Orange River (or Gariep River) 29°35′S 16°29′E / 29.583°S 16.483°E / -29.583; 16.483 Eastern Cape, Northern Cape and Free State Gariep Dam, Vanderkloof Dam, Boegoeberg Dam 205 Os Spruit Gauteng 206 Palala River (or Lephalala) A5 Limpopo 207 Palmiet River Western Cape Eikenhof Dam northwest of Bronkhorstspruit 208 Pienaars River A2 Gauteng and Northwest Crocodile River Roodeplaat Dam, Klipvoor Dam 209 Pienaars River Eastern Cape 210 Plankenbrug River Western Cape 211 Poesjenels River Western Cape 212 Pongola River (or Phongolo) W5 KwaZulu-Natal 213 Riet River Free State Vaal River 214 Riet River (Eastern Cape) Eastern Cape 215 Rietspruit Free State 216 Riviersonderend (or Sonderend River) Western Cape, Overberg 217 Rondegat River Western Cape 218 Rooiels River Western Cape 219 Rufanes River Eastern Cape X3 220 Sabie River Mpumalanga Incomati River, Mozambique 221 Sak River Northern Cape 222 Salt River Western Cape Cape Town 223 Sand River A Limpopo Province Limpopo River 224 Sand River Free State Vet River Allemanskraal Dam 225 Sandspruit Free State 226 Sandlundlu River KwaZulu-Natal 227 Sandpoort River Eastern Cape Highveld east of Middelburg Near Loskop Dam 228 Selons River 25°22′15″S 29°23′42″E / 25.37083°S 29.39500°E / -25.37083; 29.39500 (Selons-Olifants confluence) B2 Mpumalanga Olifants River 229 Smalblaar River Western Cape 230 Sout River Western Cape, Cape Town About 18 km SSE of Hondeklip Bay 231 Spoeg River Northern Cape 232 Steelpoort River Mpumalanga 233 Steenbras River Western Cape 234 Sterkstroom River North West Buffelspoort Dam 235 Storms River Eastern Cape Vereeniging 236 Suikerbosrant River C2 Gauteng 237 Sundays River V1 KwaZulu-Natal Tugela River 238 Sundays River M1 Eastern Cape Darlington Dam North of Caledon 239 Swart River Western Cape Bot River 240 Swartkops River Eastern Cape, Port Elizabeth 241 Tamboti River Limpopo 242 Tarka River Eastern Cape Southern Drakensberg near Palmietfontein 243 Tele River 30°24′18″S 27°33′30″E / 30.4049°S 27.5583°E / -30.4049; 27.5583 Eastern Cape Orange River near Olifants Camp, Kruger National Park 244 Timbavati River 24°3′18″S 31°40′39″E / 24.05500°S 31.67750°E / -24.05500; 31.67750 Mpumalanga Olifants River 245 Tongati River KwaZulu-Natal 246 Touws River Western Cape Groot River 247 Treur River B6 Limpopo 248 Troe-Troe River Northern Cape 249 Tsitsikamma River Eastern Cape 250 Tsomo River Eastern Cape 251 Tugela River V KwaZulu-Natal South-east of Alice 252 Tyhume River 32°54′50″S 26°56′14″E / 32.91389°S 26.93722°E / -32.91389; 26.93722 Eastern Cape Keiskamma River Binfield Park Dam Gans Bay, Atlantic Ocean 253 Uilkraal River 34°36′22″S 19°24′33″E / 34.60611°S 19.40917°E / -34.60611; 19.40917 (Uilkraal River mouth) Western Cape 254 Umbilo River KwaZulu-Natal Maphelana, Indian Ocean 255 Umfolozi River (Zulu: Mfolozi) 28°23′52″S 32°25′27″E / 28.39778°S 32.42417°E / -28.39778; 32.42417 (Umfolozi River mouth) W KwaZulu-Natal 256 Black Umfolozi River (Zulu: Mfolozi emnyama) KwaZulu-Natal 257 White Umfolozi River (Zulu: Mfolozi emhlophe) KwaZulu-Natal 258 Wilge River (Mpumalanga) B2 Mpumalanga Olifants River 259 Wilge River (Free State) C8 Free State Vaal Dam East of Howick near Durban, Indian Ocean 260 Umgeni River(uMngeni) 29°48′S 31°2′E / 29.800°S 31.033°E / -29.800; 31.033 U2 KwaZulu-Natal Midmar Dam, Albert Falls Dam, Inanda Dam, Nagle Dam 261 Umvoti River (or Mvoti River) U KwaZulu-Natal 262 Umzimkulu River (Zulu: Mzimkulu) KwaZulu-Natal 263 Usutu River Mpumalanga 264 Uvuzana River KwaZulu-Natal North of Ermelo, Mpumalanga 265 Vaal River C Free State and other Orange River Bloemhof Dam, Vaal Dam, Douglas Weir 266 Vals River Free State Vaal River 267 Van Stadens River Eastern Cape Elands Bay Atlantic Ocean 268 Verlorevlei River 32°18′54″S 18°20′15″E / 32.31500°S 18.33750°E / -32.31500; 18.33750 (Verlorevlei mouth) Western Cape 269 Vet River Free State Vaal River 270 Vier-en-twintig-riviere (English: 24 Rivers) Western Cape 271 Waterval River Mpumalanga North of Queenstown 272 White Kei River Eastern Cape Great Kei River 273 Wilge River C8 Free State 274 Wilge River Mpumalanga 275 Wit River Eastern Cape 276 Wit River Limpopo 277 Woes-Alleen River Mpumalanga Boschmanskop No 1 Dam 278 Xilinxa River Eastern Cape Xilinxa Dam 279 Xora River Eastern Cape 280 Xuka River Eastern Cape 281 Zandvlei Western Cape 282 Zimbani River Eastern Cape 283 Zinkwasi River KwaZulu-Natal 284 Zotsha River KwaZulu-Natal