| MVOTI RIVER: Topography, geology and soils |
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Map of the MVOTI River |
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| TOPOGRAPHY | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| GEOLOGY | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Mvoti catchment is varied and includes Natal Coal Measures, Ecca shales, Table Mountain Sandstone, Gneiss and Dwyka conglomerates. (Ref 2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Soil cover throughout the area is generally shallow and is strongly parent-material related due mainly to the prevailing topographic conditions. Soils are mainly of sandy types developed on quartzose rocks, or clayey soils developed on argillaceous and basic igneous and metamorphic rocks. (Ref 1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| References | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ref 1: Department
of Water Affairs and Forestry, South Africa. 2004. Internal Strategic
Perspective: Mvoti to Mzimkulu Water
Management Area : Prepared by Tlou & Matji
(Pty) Ltd, WRP (Pty) Ltd, and DMM cc on behalf of the Directorate:
National Water Resource Planning
(East). DWAF Report No. P WMA 11/000/00/0304.
Ref 2: Estuaries of Natal - George Begg |
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