Mazoe
Mazoe is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- -16.75°, 32.66°
About Mazoe
The Mazowe River (previously called Mazoe River) is a river in Zimbabwe and Mozambique, where it is called Rio Mazoe or Rio Mazoé.
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 39,000 square kilometres (15,058 sq mi). In 1920, the Mazowe Dam was constructed on the river forty kilometres north of Harare to irrigate citrus farms.
The river and its tributaries are a popular site for gold panners and small placer operations, although in the wet season, the Mazowe becomes a raging torrent, often breaking its banks and causing damage to local communities and farms.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Mazowe River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Mazoe: Key Facts
| Length | 400 km |
|---|---|
| Drainage basin | 38,900 km² |
| Mouth | Zambezi River |
| Drainage system | Zambezi Basin |
Facts from Wikidata Q317951 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Mazoe: Quick Answers
- Where is Mazoe?
- Mazoe is located in Zimbabwe and Mozambique, at 16.7452° S, 32.6649° E.
- Are there dams on the Mazoe?
- No dam on the Mazoe is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.