The Pongola River is a river in South Africa. It is a tributary of the Maputo River. It rises 2200 m above mean sea level near Wakkerstroom, Mpumalanga, and descends steeply through the major portion of its catchment to the west of the Lebombo Mountains.(Ubombo Mountains). It passes between the Lebombo and Ubombo ranges through a narrow gorge and the lower reaches of the river lie on the Maputuland Plain east of the mountains. Here it has a slope of 1 in 3000; the abrupt change in gradient stems the flow rate of the river on the plain, causing a deposition of part of the sediment load and the flooding of extensive areas adjacent to the river course. Shortly before it flows into Mozambique, it joins the Maputo River.
Coordinates: 26°51′S 32°20′E / 26.85°S 32.333°E
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