Sabie River

Sabie River
River
Sabie River east of Skukuza
Name origin: From the word for 'sand' in the Tsonga language[1]
Country South Africa, Mozambique
Province Mpumalanga
Part of Komati River
Tributaries
 - left Sand River
 - right Mac Mac
Marite River
Source
 - location Mount Anderson, Lydenburg, South Africa
 - elevation 1,100 m (3,609 ft)
Mouth Komati River
 - location Maputo Province
 - coordinates 25°19′52″S 32°17′50″E / 25.33111°S 32.29722°E / -25.33111; 32.29722Coordinates: 25°19′52″S 32°17′50″E / 25.33111°S 32.29722°E / -25.33111; 32.29722
Discharge
 - average 0 m3/s (0 cu ft/s)

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.[7] It crosses the breadth of the Kruger National Park before cutting through the Lebombo range into Mozambique.[8] Some 40 km from Moamba it enters the large Corumana Dam[9] before finally joining the Komati. Settlements on its banks include Sabie, Skukuza and Lower Sabie.

Tributaries

Tributaries of the Sabie include:[10]

  • Klein Sabie River
  • Mac Mac River
  • Marite River
  • Motitse River
  • Mhlambanyatsi River (in Kruger Park)
  • Ngwaritsana River
  • 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. ↑ Dictionary of Southern African Place Names
  2. ↑ Exact location of Sabie River
  3. ↑ Ecoregion 5.05 - The Sabie-Sand River System
  4. ↑ Inkomati WMA 5
  5. ↑ http://www.dwaf.gov.za/IWQS/rhp/state_of_rivers/state_of_crocsabieolif_01/sabie_eco.html
  6. ↑ Ecoregion 4.03 - The Sabie-Sand River System
  7. ↑ The Sabie-Sand River System
  8. ↑ Description of Tweefontein plantation
  9. ↑ Corumana Dam
  10. ↑ http://www.dwaf.gov.za/IWQS/rhp/state_of_rivers/state_of_crocsabieolif_01/sabie_eco_5.05.html


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