Shashe River

Shashe River
Map
Location
CountryBotswana, Zimbabwe
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationnorthwest of Francistown, Botswana
Mouth 
 • location
Limpopo River
Discharge 
 • average462 million cubic metres per year (14.6 m3/s; 517 cu ft/s)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftTati River, Ramokgwebana River, Thuli
Shashe River is located in Botswana
Shashe River
Location of the mouth of the Shashe River on the Limpopo River 22°11′17″S 29°21′17″E / 22.187961°S 29.354769°E / -22.187961; 29.354769

The Shashe River (or Shashi River) is a major left-bank tributary of the Limpopo River in Zimbabwe. It rises northwest of Francistown, Botswana and flows into the Limpopo River where Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa meet.[2] The confluence is at the site of the Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area.

  1. ^ A.H.M. Görgens and R.A. Boroto. 1997
  2. ^ Shashe Sub-basin Archived 2012-10-31 at the Wayback Machine