| Sabie River | |
|---|---|
 Sabie River east of Skukuza | |
| Etymology | From the word for 'sand' in the Tsonga language[1] |
| Location | |
| Country | South Africa, Mozambique |
| Province | Mpumalanga, Maputo Province |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Mount Anderson, Lydenburg, South Africa |
| • elevation | 1,100 m (3,600 ft) |
| Mouth | Komati River |
• location | Maputo Province |
• coordinates | 25°19′52″S 32°17′50″E / 25.33111°S 32.29722°E |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 0 m3/s (0 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Komati River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Sand River |
| • right | Mac Mac Marite River |
The Sabie River[2][3] is a river in South Africa that forms part of the Komati River System.[4] The catchment area of the Sabie-Sand system is 6,320 km2 in extent.[5] The Sabie is one of the most biologically diverse rivers in South Africa, with generally good water quality.[6]
Course
It rises in the Drakensberg escarpment of Mpumalanga province, flowing eastwards into the lowveld.[5] It crosses the breadth of the Kruger National Park before cutting through the Lebombo range into Mozambique.[7] Some 40 km from Moamba it enters the large Corumana Dam[8] before finally joining the Komati. Settlements on its banks include Sabie, Hazyview, Skukuza and Lower Sabie.
The Sabie River in the Komati catchment (centre)
Tributaries
Tributaries of the Sabie include:[3]
- Klein Sabie River
- Mac Mac River
- Marite River, its tributary is:
- Ngwaritsana River
- Motitse River
- Mhlambanyatsi River (in Kruger Park)
- N'waswitshaka River (at Skukuza)
- N'watindlopfu Spruit (in Kruger Park)
- N'watinwambu River (in Kruger Park)
- Sabane River
- Sand River (in Kruger Park)
References
- ↑ Raper, P.E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names.
- ↑ "Way: Sabie River (23380523)". OpenStreetMap. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- 1 2 "The Sabie-Sand River System". South African River Health Programme. n.d. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014.
- ↑ "Inkomati WMA 5". South African River Health Programme. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013.
- 1 2 "The Sabie-Sand River System". South African River Health Programme. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019.
- ↑ "The Sabie-Sand River System". South African River Health Programme. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018.
- ↑ "Our plantation". Komatiland Forests. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016.
- ↑ "Corumana Dam". Trevi. n.d. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013.
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