| Crocodile River | |
| Name Other: | Krokodilrivier |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Crocodile River's mouth |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Mpumalanga Province |
| Source1: | Steenkampsberg |
| Source1 Location: | North of Dullstroom |
| Mouth: | Komati River |
| Mouth Location: | Komatipoort |
| Mouth Coordinates: | -25.4383°N 31.9764°W |
| Basin Size: | 10446km2 |
The Crocodile River, also referred to as Crocodile River (East), (Afrikaans: Krokodilrivier) is a large river traversing Mpumalanga province of South Africa. It is a tributary of the Komati River.
It originates north of Dullstroom, Mpumalanga, in the Steenkampsberg Mountains. Downstream of Kwena Dam, the Crocodile River winds through the Schoemanskloof and down the Montrose Falls. It then flows eastwards past Nelspruit and joins the Komati River at Komatipoort.[1]
The Crocodile River in Mpumalanga has a catchment area of 10,446 km2. Upstream it is a popular trout fishing place.[2] It flows through the Nelspruit industrial area, the Lowveld agricultural area and borders the Kruger National Park. The decrease in the flow of the river is due to water abstractions for irrigated fruit and sugar cane farming.
The Elands River and Nels River are the tributaries to the Crocodile. Elands River, famous for its waterfalls, rises on the grassland plateau of the Drakensberg mountains near the town of Machadodorp while the Nels River rises on the Drakensberg as well .[3]