Maputo River

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{{Infobox river

| name = Maputo River

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| name_other = Great Usutu, Lusutfu or Suthu

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| image = Maputo river.jpg

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| image_caption = Maputo River in Mozambique

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| pushpin_map = Mozambique

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Location of the Maputo River's mouth

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| source1_location = Amsterdam, Mpumalanga, South Africa

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| mouth = Indian Ocean

| mouth_location = Maputo Province, Mozambique

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| basin_size = {{convert|29970|km2|abbr=on}}

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The Maputo River ({{Langx|pt|Rio Maputo}}), also called Great Usutu River, Lusutfu River, or Suthu River, is a river in South Africa, Eswatini, and Mozambique. The name Suthu refers to Basotho people who lived near the source of the river, but were attacked and displaced by the Swazis.{{cite book|last = Von Willig|first = G.R.|title = Langs die Lebombo|publisher = J.L. van Schaik, Pretoria|date = 1925|pages = 175, 217}} It is also said to mean 'dark brown', a description of the river's muddy water.{{cite book|last = Raper|first = P.E.|title = South African place names|publisher = Jonathan Ball, Johannesburg and Cape Town|date = 2004|pages = 387|isbn = 1-86842-190-2}}