Sabie River

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
Discharge
• average	0 m^3/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 km^2 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

1. Raper, P.E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names.
2. "Way: Sabie River (23380523)". OpenStreetMap. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
3. "The Sabie-Sand River System". South African River Health Programme. n.d. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014.
4. "Inkomati WMA 5". South African River Health Programme. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013.
5. "The Sabie-Sand River System". South African River Health Programme. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019.
6. "The Sabie-Sand River System". South African River Health Programme. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018.
7. "Our plantation". Komatiland Forests. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016.
8. "Corumana Dam". Trevi. n.d. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013.