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Bubye River (Bubi River)
The Bubye River from the A1, Zimbabwe
Location
Country	Zimbabwe
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	east of West Nicholson, Zimbabwe
• elevation	235 m (771 ft)
Mouth
• location	Limpopo River
Basin size	8,140 km (3,140 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	6.51 mm/a (0.256 in/year) (unit flow)

The Bubye River, also known as Bubi River, is a tributary of the Limpopo River in Beitbridge District and Gwanda District, Zimbabwe. It rises about 40 kilometres (25 mi) to the northeast of West Nicholson in Matabeleland South, from where it flows southeast before joining the Limpopo 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of the border with Mozambique. Its course forms part of the border between Mberengwa and Mwenezi districts.

Tigerfish occur naturally in this river.

Dams

There were no major dams on the river until the Bubi-Lupane Dam was built in 2010 to supply water to Lupane District.

References

1. Görgens, A.H.M.; Boroto, R.A. (1997). Limpopo River: flow balance anomalies, surprises and implications for integrated water resources management. Proceedings of the 8th South African National Hydrology Symposium. Pretoria.
2. Historical Dictionary of Zimbabwe. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, Inc. 2001. ISBN 0-8108-3471-5.
3. "Tiger Fishing: Kariba's greatest fame". Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
4. Chibi, T.; Kandori, C. & Makone, B.F. (2005). Mzingwane Catchment Outline Plan. Bulawayo: Zimbabwe National Water Authority.
5. "Work on Bubi-Lupane Dam resumes". NewsDay. Zimbabwe. 28 September 2010. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2016.

External links

• IDBZ - Water

v t e Beitbridge District
Capital: Beitbridge
Wards	Chipise Dendele Dite II Machuchuta Maramani Masera Mtetengwe I Mtetengwe II Mtetengwe III Siyoka I Siyoka II
Rivers	Bubye River Limpopo River Mtetengwe River Mzingwane River Shashe River Umchabezi River
Dams/reservoirs	Chamtete Dam Dendele Dam Giraffe Dam Tongwe Dam Tshamaswiswi Dam Tshisara Dam Zhovhe Dam
Landforms	Homba hills Marangudzi mountain
Settlements	Beitbridge Bubye River Chikwarakwara Irrigation Scheme Lutumba Mazunga River Ranch Mine Shashi Irrigation Scheme
Transport	A1 road A6 road Beitbridge Bulawayo Railway
Protected areas	Thuli Parks and Wildlife Land
Education	Chabili School Chapongwe School Chaswingo School Chikwarakwara School Chipise School Chituripasi Primary School Chituripasi Secondary School Dite School Fula School Jopembe School Madaulo School Makombe School Malabe School Malungudzi Secondary School Matshiloni School Mugaladhiva School Penemene School Rukange School Tongwe School
Culture and sport	Dulibadzimu Stadium Underhill F.C.
Notable people	Kembo Mohadi
Constituencies	Beitbridge East Beitbridge West Beitbridge senatorial constituency

v t e Gwanda District
Capital: Gwanda
Settlements	Blanket Mine Buvuma Colleen Bawn Fumukwe Gungwe Gwanda Gwaranyemba Hwali Kafusi Lushongwe Manama Matshetshe Mtshabezi Mission Mtshazo Mzimuni Nkwidze Ntalale Vubachikwe West Nicholson Sengezane Shake Silonga Simbumbumbu Sizeze Tuli Towla
Rivers	Bubye River Insiza River Mtshabezi River Mzingwane River Thuli River Umchabezi River
Dams/reservoirs	Buvuma Dam Doddieburn Dam Glassblock Dam Oakley Block Dam Ripple Creek Dam Sukwi Dam Thuli-Makwe Dam Thuli-Manyange Dam Thuli-Moswa Dam
Landforms	Mount Casulet Nshanga Mountain
Transport	A6 road Beitbridge Bulawayo Railway
Protected areas	Thuli Parks and Wildlife Land
Education	Gwanda State University Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Polytechnic Gwanda High School JZ Moyo High School
Culture and sport	Njube Sundowns F.C. Phelandaba Stadium Ramblers F.C.
Notable people	Dauti Mabusa Phineas Makhurane Eliah Masiyane Austin Moyo Albert Nyathi Lerato Ndlovu Zenzo Ntuliki Arote Vellah-Ncube
Constituencies	Gwanda North Gwanda Central Gwanda South Gwanda senatorial constituency

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