Lake Chrissie

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"). The Sotho name is Seokodibeng, meaning the place of many waters.^[2]

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)

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

See also

• Chrissiesmeer, a local settlement