Mtshabezi River

Not to be confused with Umchabezi River.

The Mtshabezi River where it flows through Gwanda.
Piper diagram of water samples from the Mtshabezi River, 2006, showing the river chemistry to be dominated by carbonates. Data source:[1]

The Mtshabezi River is a tributary of the Thuli River in southern Zimbabwe. Mtshabezi river's source is in Matopos Hills, an area of granite kopjes and wooded valleys commencing some 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Bulawayo, southern Zimbabwe. It supplys the Mtshabezi Dam which has become the 6th dam to supply is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, Bulawayo.

  1. ^ Love, D.; Moyce, W.; Ravengai, S. (2006). "Livelihood challenges posed by water quality in the Mzingwane and Thuli river catchments, Zimbabwe" (PDF). 7th WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium, Lilongwe, Malawi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2009.