Sabie 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]

Sabie River
Sabie River east of Skukuza
The Sabie River in the Komati catchment (center)
EtymologyFrom the word for 'sand' in the Tsonga language[1]
Location
CountrySouth Africa, Mozambique
ProvinceMpumalanga
Physical characteristics
Source 
 ⁃ locationMount Anderson, Lydenburg, South Africa
 ⁃ elevation1,100 m (3,600 ft)
MouthKomati River
 ⁃ location
Maputo Province
 ⁃ coordinates
25°19′52″S 32°17′50″E
Discharge 
 ⁃ average0 m3/s (0 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River systemKomati River
Tributaries 
 ⁃ leftSand River
 ⁃ rightMac Mac
Marite River

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, Hazyview, Skukuza and Lower Sabie.

Tributaries

Tributaries of the Sabie include:[10]

  • 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. 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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