Lake Chrissie | |
Location: | Msukaligwa Local Municipality (Gert Sibande District Municipality), Mpumalanga, South Africa |
Coordinates: | -26.3333°N 43°W |
Type: | Lake |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of the lake in South Africa. |
Lake Chrissie (af|Chrissiesmeer) is a lake in Msukaligwa Local Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa. It is a shallow and large lake, with a maximum depth of about, long, 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]