Mazowe River

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The Mazowe River (previously called Mazoe River) is a river in Zimbabwe and Mozambique, where it is called Rio Mazoe or Rio Mazoé.[https://tracks4africa.co.za/listings/item/w144569/high-bridge-luenha-river/ Tracks4Africa - Travel Africa Informed]

The river rises north of Harare, flows north and then northeast, where it forms part of the border with Mozambique and joins the Luenha River, a tributary of the Zambezi River. The Mazowe has a catchment basin of about {{convert|39000|sqkm|sqmi|0}}.{{Cite journal|last1=Chikozho |first1=Claudious |year=2008 |title=Stakeholder Participatory Processes and Dialogue Platforms in the Mazowe River Catchment, Zimbabwe |journal=African Studies Quarterly |volume=10 |issue=2/3 |pages=27–44, page 33 |url=https://sites.clas.ufl.edu/africanquarterly/files/Chikozho-Vol10Issue23.pdf }} In 1920, the Mazowe Dam was constructed on the river forty kilometres north of Harare to irrigate citrus farms.Kent Rusmussen, R. & Rubert, S. (1990) Historical Dictionary of Zimbabwe, The Scarecrow Press.

The river and its tributaries are a popular site for gold panners and small placer operations,{{Cite news|title=EMA bemoans the menace of illegal mining |url=https://spiked.co.zw/ema-bemoans-the-menace-of-illegal-mining/ }} although in the wet season, the Mazowe becomes a raging torrent, often breaking its banks and causing damage to local communities and farms.