Mvoti River
{{Short description|Mvovti River (South Africa)}}
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The Mvoti River or uMvoti River is a river in the KwaZulu-Natal region of South Africa.{{cite web|url=http://www.geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-1840638&fid=5682&c=south_africa|title=Mvoti River, South Africa - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates|website=Geographic.org|accessdate=7 July 2017|archive-date=21 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521143338/https://geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-1840638&fid=5682&c=south_africa|url-status=live}}[http://www.ewisa.co.za/misc/RiverKZNMvoti/MVOTIRiver_Overview%20.htm] The Mvoti River, in the vicinity of KwaDukuza, is subjected to extensive water abstraction, which is then utilised for irrigation, industrial use, urban water requirements and various domestic uses by informal settlements.{{Cite web|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/230896096|title=Aspects of the ecological state of the Mvoti River in the Stanger area, KwaZulu-Natal|date=2008-12-01|website=ResearchGate|access-date=8 May 2020|archive-date=21 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521143335/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/230896096_Aspects_of_the_ecological_state_of_the_Mvoti_River_in_the_Stanger_area_KwaZulu-Natal|url-status=live}}
The Mvoti estuary ({{Coord|29|24|S|32|20|E|display=title,inline}}) is situated north of the coastal city of Durban. The river is approximately 197 km long with a catchment area of 2829 km2.{{cite web|url=http://www.environment.gov.za/soer/estuary/catch/mvoti.html|title=Department of Environmental Affairs -|website=Environment.gov.za|accessdate=7 July 2017|archive-date=8 October 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061008000108/http://www.environment.gov.za/soer/estuary/catch/mvoti.html|url-status=live}}
The river is named after headman Mvoti Ncashange, of the L'la clan (the people of rest), who settled on the banks of this river.[http://www.ewater.co.za/misc/RiverKZNMvoti/defaultmain.htm] {{dead link|date=July 2017}}