Tsitsa River iTsitsa | |
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Etymology | Tsitsa meaning 'to trickle' or 'to ooze' in the Xhosa language, referring to the rain and snow falling on the Drakensberg slopes[1] |
Location | |
Country | South Africa |
State | Eastern Cape |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Drakensberg |
• location | SE of Rhodes |
• coordinates | 30°58′S 28°3′E / 30.967°S 28.050°E |
• elevation | 2,550 m (8,370 ft) |
Mouth | Mzimvubu River |
• location | SE of Qumbu |
• coordinates | 31°17′52″S 29°13′32″E / 31.29778°S 29.22556°E |
• elevation | 183 m (600 ft) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• right | Pot River, Mooi River, Inxu River |
The Tsitsa River (Afrikaans: Tsitsarivier; Xhosa: iTsitsa) is a river in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. It is a tributary of the Mzimvubu River and belongs to the Mzimvubu to Keiskamma Water Management Area.