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.
Tributaries
Tributaries of the Sabie include:[3]
- Klein Sabie River
- Mac Mac River
- Marite River, its tributary is:
- 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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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.
