Umkomazi River

kogin uMkhomazi wani kogi ne a KwaZulu-Natal, Afirka ta Kudu. Hanyar da ake ciki Ya tashi a wasu daga cikin mafi girman gangaren da ke fuskantar gabas na tsaunukan Drakensberg, kusa da babbar Thabana Ntlenyana. Kogin yana gudana zuwa kudu maso gabas zuwa Tekun Indiya, wanda ya shiga ta hanyar hanyar ruwa a Umkomaas (eMkhomazi), kimanin kilomita 50 kudu maso yammacin Durban. Manyan hanyoyinsa sune Loteni, Nzinga, Mkomazane, Elands da Kogin Xobho. Garuruwa a kan tafkin ruwa na uMkhomazi sun hada da Bulwer,Impendle, Ixopo, Craigieburn da Boston. A halin yanzu madatsar ruwa ce kawai a yankin da ke cikin shi shine madatsar ruwan Ixopo, amma ana shirin wasu madatsar da ruwa. uMkhomazi wani bangare ne na Mvoti zuwa Yankin Gudanar da Ruwa na Umzimkulu. Muhalli Garin Jihar Mkhomazi da Yankin Hamada na Mkhomazi yankuna ne masu kariya a saman Kogin Umkomazi. kifi mai launin rawaya (Labeobarbus natalensis) kifi ne da aka samo a cikin Kogin uMkhomazi da kuma Umgeni, Umzimkulu, Tukhela da Umfolozi . Yana da nau'in jinsuna na yau da kullun a lardin KwaZulu-Natal kuma yana zaune a wurare daban-daban tsakanin tuddai na Drakensberg da ƙasashen bakin teku. Ayyuka a kan kogi Ana gudanar da tseren jirgin ruwa na shekara-shekara na kwana biyu (kayak) a kan kogi. "The Umko" shine marathon na biyu mafi tsufa kuma shine kawai wanda ba ya farawa ko ƙare a cikin birni ko gari. Da farko an gudanar da tseren a shekarar 1966 da farko ya wuce kwanaki uku. Gabaɗaya nisan ya bambanta daga kilomita 145 zuwa tsawon yanzu na kilomita 68. An san shi a matsayin tseren ruwa mafi tsananin da za a yi amfani da shi a cikin jiragen ruwa masu tsere wanda ke sa tattaunawar rukuni na 1 - 4 ya zama da wahala, kuma yana da sassan yau da kullun mafi tsawo lokacin da nisan ya kasance kilomita 130 a cikin kwanaki biyu. Ana gudanar da tseren a cikin kwarin da ke nesa da kuma tsayi wanda ke sa samun dama ya zama da wahala kuma ya fita da ƙalubale idan mutum ya karya jirgin ruwa ba tare da gyarawa ba. Labaran masu tuka jirgin ruwa da ke kwana daya a kwarin kafin su iya fita washegari sun kasance a kai a kai a jaridu na kasa da rediyo na kasa. Wannan tseren ruwan daji na farko an shirya shi ne ta Kingfisher Canoe Club na Durban kuma yana jan hankalin masu tseren 180 zuwa 300 a kowace shekara. 2016 ya ga gudu na 50 na taron kuma, abin mamaki, shiga na 50 a jere na wanda ya lashe tseren farko, Charles Mason. Mason ya kammala marathons 49, ya kasa ne kawai a cikin taron 1970 lokacin da ya karya kilomita 19 cikin tseren kilomita 145 (ɗaya daga cikin "shekaru huɗu masu tsawo" wanda aka yi tafiya mafi tsawo daga Hella Hella zuwa teku). Gasar tana da matakai biyu na farawa: Josephine's Bridge a kan hanyar Richmond-Ixopo, da kuma Hella Hella bridge a kan hanyar Richard-Donnybrook. Kogin tsakanin Hella Hella da Number Eight mai sauri 20 km zuwa ƙasa yana da mafi tsayi (faduwar 7.6m a kowace kilomita) kuma yana ƙunshe da jerin rapids mafi wuya. An haɗa wannan ɓangaren a cikin mafi yawan, amma ba duka ba, tseren. Gasar ta sami maki da yawa a cikin shekaru dangane da yanayi, dabaru da kuma samun damar ƙasa. An gudanar da tseren na tsawon bazara 50 a jere. A lokacin rani na 1971/1972 an tura tseren zuwa Maris 1972 wanda ya haifar da babu tseren a cikin kalandar 1971, amma babu lokacin rani da aka rasa. Gwarzon Umko na yanzu Hank McGregor shi ne kuma Gwarzon Marathon na Duniya na yanzu, bayan ya lashe gasar zakarun duniya ta 2016 a Brandenburg, Jamus. Tarihi Tafiyar farko da aka rubuta a cikin kogi ta kasance a cikin shekarar 1951 lokacin da Ian Player da Fred Schmidt suka sauka daga gadar Josephine zuwa teku a ƙauyen Umkomaas inda kogin ke gudana cikin Tekun Indiya. Mai kunnawa ya kasance sananne a lokacin saboda ya lashe Dusi Canoe marathon na farko a farkon wannan shekarar kuma daga baya ya zama sananne a kiyaye namun daji, musamman don ya ceci fararen rhino daga halaka. Sun dauki kwanaki bakwai don kammala nisan kilomita 113 kuma mazaunan kwarin masu abokantaka sun goyi bayan su lokacin da suka ƙare kayan aiki. An gudanar da wasu tafiye-tafiye daban-daban da suka ƙare a cikin tafiye-tallace a cikin 1965 da 1966 da nufin musamman don yiwuwar gudanar da tseren, wanda ya bukaci bincika kogi da hanyoyi tare da bankunan don wuraren shakatawa biyu na dare. Charles Mason ya taimaka sosai a cikin wannan aikin, ya yi nasara a binciken kogin da hanyoyin shiga da kuma shawo kan masu iko-wanda zai zama don ba da izini ga sabon tseren a kan kalandar jirgin ruwa ta Afirka ta Kudu. Ya ci gaba da lashe tseren farko tare da Tank Rogers, ya doke Paul Chalupsky da Jimmy Potgieter. Chalupsky ya ci gaba da lashe tseren sau bakwai har zuwa shekarar 1977. Sauran masu cin nasara da yawa sun hada da Tony Scott (sau shida zuwa 1984); Robbie Herreveld (sau tara zuwa 2000); Deon Bruss (sau shida har zuwa 2008); Hank McGregor (sau bakwai zuwa 2016). Kasancewa da dare a sansanin wucin gadi a cikin kwarin mai nisa wani bangare ne na tilas na tseren shekaru da yawa amma a cikin 'yan shekarun nan wannan ya canza tare da tsayawar dare yanzu yana da sauƙin isa a gadar Hella Hella (yanzu farkon rana ta biyu a cikin tsarin tsari na baya tun 2009 wanda ya sauƙaƙa ƙalubalen dabaru na tseren kuma da fatan tabbatar da rayuwarsa). Manazarta