RHP South African
River Health Programme
State of the Rivers Report
Letaba & Luvuvhu
River Systems
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FURTHER READING

Ashton, P.J., D. Love, H. Mahachi and P.H.G.M. Dirks (2001). An overview of the impact of mining and mineral processing operations on water resources and water quality in the Zambezi, Limpopo and Olifants catchments in Southern Africa. Contract Report to the Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development (SOUTHERN AFRICA) Project, by CSIR Environmentek, Pretoria, South Africa and Geology Department, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe. Report No. ENV-P-C 2001-042. xvi + 336 pp.

Chutter, F.M. and R.G.M. Heath (1993). Relationships between low flows and the river fauna in the Letaba River. Report to Water Research Commission. WRC Report No 293/1/93.

Department of Water and Sanitation, (1989 - 1995). Several reports related to the Letaba and Luvuvhu river basins. DWA Report No’s P B800/00/0190, P B800/90, P B800/00/0914 -0994 and A900/00/4595.

Gaigher, M. J. (Ed) (2001). A socio-biological study of the aquatic resources and their utilization in an underdeveloped rural region, the Mutshindudi River Catchment. Contract report to Water Research Commission. WRC Report No. 714/1/01.

Kleynhans, C.J. 1996. A qualitative procedure for the assessment of the habitat integrity status of the Luvuvhu River (Limpopo system, South Africa). Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Health 5: 1-14.

Tinley, K.L (1978). The northern Kruger National Park - an ecology inventory prepared for Wildlife Society. African Wildlife - Special issue. pp 26.

Van der Waal, B.C.W. 1997. Fundudzi, a unique, sacred and unknown South African Lake. S. Afr. J. Aquat. Sci 23 (1) 42-55.

Vlok, W. and J.S. Engelbrecht (2000). Some aspects of the ecology of the Groot Letaba River in the Northern Province, South Africa. African Journal of Aquatic Science 25: 76-83.

Venter, F.J. (1994). Proceedings of the Luvuvhu In-stream Flow Requirement Workshop, Mountain View, Lois Trichardt 26-28 July 1994. Report to the Department of Water and Sanitation.

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