Nata River

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| name = Nata River

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| name_other = Manzamnyama River

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| subdivision_name1 = Botswana and Zimbabwe

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| length_km = 330

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| source1 = Sandown

| source1_location = Zimbabwe

| source1_coordinates= {{coord|20.425036|S|28.180660|E|format=dms}}

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| mouth = Makgadikgadi Pans (Sua Pan)

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The Nata River or Manzamnyama River is a natural watercourse in Southern Africa. It is an ephemeral river flowing in Zimbabwe and Botswana. It has a length of {{convert|330|km}} from its source to mouth, {{convert|210|km}} in Zimbabwe and {{convert|120|km}} in Botswana. Its total catchment area is {{convert|24585|km2}}. The river originates in Sandown (S20.425036˚, E28.180660˚), a small farming town located on the Zimbabwean central watershed {{convert|50|km}} south west of Bulawayo and ends in the Makgadikgadi Pans (S20.348816˚, E26.240166˚) in Botswana. There is no outlet from the salt pans which can be considered as the “dead sea” of the south. The upper reaches of the river are located in a commercial farming area where good environmental and farming practices have resulted in the river experiencing very little siltation/sedimentation. Impressive sedimentation starts occurring about {{convert|65|km}} along the river course marking the beginning of a {{convert|90|km|adj=on}} stretch in Zimbabwe where the river passes through communal farming areas. It is on this stretch where the sand-abstraction potential of the river is realised and communities rely on the sand river water for domestic, farming and livestock purposes. Within the country of Botswana the Nata River is a source of water to the ephemeral wetlands of the Makgadikgadi Pans, where a number of species of limited distribution thrive.Hulsmans, 2006 Specifically the Nata River discharges to Sua Pan, draining parts of eastern Botswana and southwestern Zimbabwe.