Suikerbosrand River

Suikerbosrand River
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Suikerbosrand River is located in South Africa
Suikerbosrand River
EtymologyNamed after the Afrikaans word for the Protea flower, suikerbos (sugarbush)
Native nameSuikerbosrandrivier (Afrikaans)
Location
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
Physical characteristics
SourceSouth of Leandra
 • locationMpumalanga
Mouth 
 • coordinates
26°40′13″S 27°58′37″E / 26.67032°S 27.97702°E / -26.67032; 27.97702

The Suikerbosrand River (Afrikaans: Suikerbosrandrivier) is a tributary of the Vaal River that flows from Leandra in Mpumalanga, westwards through Gauteng to Vereeniging in South Africa. Its mouth is on the northern banks of the Vaal on the Gauteng / Free State border in Three Rivers.