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Table J4: Overall gradient distribution <strong>of</strong> the 71 main rivers in Natal/KwaZulu.<br />

Source:<br />

Table J5:<br />

Overall gradient Number <strong>of</strong> rivers Percentage<br />

(1 :)<br />

10<br />

0-25 3 4<br />

26 - 50 24 34<br />

51 - 100 27 38<br />

101 - 200 13 18<br />

201 - 400 4 6<br />

After Anonymous, 1990. Hydro factors affecting siltation in the lower<br />

reaches <strong>of</strong> Natal/KwaZulu rivers, CSIR Report No. EMA-D 9006, Division <strong>of</strong><br />

. Earth, Marine and Atmospheric Science and Technology, CSIR,<br />

Stellenbosch, 22 p. + app.<br />

Examples <strong>of</strong> rivers in Natal/KwaZulu with variable gradients Inorth tosouth).<br />

River Overall gradient Gradient over lowest given distance<br />

Mfolozi 1: 240 1 : 1 724 over lowest 100 km<br />

Mhlatuze 1 : 165 1 : 1 075 over lowest 51 km<br />

Tugela 1: 130 1 : 1 905 over lowest 12 km<br />

Mvoti 1 : 133 1 : 424 over lowest 32 km<br />

1 : 773 over lowest 4,3 km<br />

Tongati 1 : 67 1 : 645 over lowest 10 km<br />

Mgeni 1 : 127 1 : 385 over lowest 16 km<br />

Manzimtoti 1: 42 1 : 357 over lowest 3 km<br />

Mkomazi 1 : 112 1 : 1 111 over lowest 16 km<br />

Mpambanyoni 1 : 104 1 : 213 over lowest 19 km<br />

1 : 460 over lowest 2,3 km<br />

Mtwalume 1 : 86 1 : 357 over lowest 4 km<br />

Mzumbe 1: 90 1 : 310 over lowest 3 km<br />

Mzimkulu 1 : 135 1 : 1 000 over lowest 16 km<br />

Mbizana 1 : 54 1 : 521 over lowest 2,4 km<br />

Mtamvuna 1: 84 1 : 769 over lowest 10 km<br />

Source: After Anonymous, 1990. Hydro factors affecting siltation in the lower<br />

reaches <strong>of</strong> Natal/KwaZulu rivers, CSIR Report No. EMA-D 9006, Division <strong>of</strong><br />

Earth, Marine and Atmospheric Science and Technology, CSIR,<br />

Stellenbosch, 22 p. + app.

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