Lake Chrissie

Lake Chrissie
Chrissiesmeer (Afrikaans)
Lake Chrissie
Location	Msukaligwa Local Municipality (Gert Sibande District Municipality), Mpumalanga, South Africa
Coordinates	26°20′S 30°13′E
Type	Lake
Max. length	9 kilometres (5.6 mi)
Max. width	3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
Max. depth	6 metres (20 ft)

Lake Chrissie (Afrikaans: Chrissiesmeer) is a lake in Msukaligwa Local Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa. It is a shallow and large lake, with a maximum depth of about 6 metres (20 ft), 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) long, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) wide. The lake is named after Christiana Pretorius, daughter of Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, the first president of the Boer Transvaal Republic.[1] The lake is also informally known as "Matotoland" (meaning "land of frogs") and its Swazi name is "Kachibibi" (meaning "big lake").[2]

A famous battle of the Second Boer War was fought by Lake Chrissie on 6 February 1901.[3]

See also

• Chrissiesmeer, a local settlement

Footnotes

1. Chrissiesmeer
2. Wellington, J.H. (April 1943). "The Lake Chrissie Problem". South African Geographical Journal. 25 (1): 50–64. doi:10.1080/03736245.1943.10559227. ISSN 0373-6245.
3. "San involvement in the Battle of Chrissiesmeer | South African History Online". www.sahistory.org.za. Retrieved 17 May 2022.

References

• Encyclopædia Britannica entry on Lake Chrissie
• Chrissiesmeer at Routes Travel Info