| Levubu River | |
| Name Etymology: | Either from the Venda Muvuvhu (hippopotamus), or Mvuvhu (Combretum kraussii), a species of tree growing on its banks[1] |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Levubu River's mouth |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Limpopo |
| Length: | 200km (100miles) |
| Source1 Location: | Soutpansberg |
| Mouth: | Near Pafuri |
| Mouth Location: | Limpopo River, South Africa-Mozambique border |
| Mouth Coordinates: | -22.4256°N 31.3069°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 203m (666feet) |
| River System: | Limpopo River basin |
| Basin Size: | 4826km2 |
| Tributaries Right: | Dzindi River Mutshindudi River Mutale River |
The Levubu River or Levuvhu[2] (Tsonga: Rivubye; Venda: Luvuvhu) is located in the northern Limpopo province of South Africa. Some of its tributaries, such as the Mutshindudi River and Mutale River rise in the Soutpansberg Mountains.
The Levubu flows for about 200 km through a diverse range of landscapes before it joins the Limpopo River in the Fever Tree Forest area, near Pafuri in the Kruger National Park.[3]
A Zambezi shark (Carcharhinus leucas) was caught at the confluence of the Limpopo and Luvuvhu Rivers in July 1950. Zambezi sharks tolerate fresh water and can travel far up rivers like the Limpopo.[4] The river's crocodile population extends to its upper reaches at Thohoyandou.[5]