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°ECoordinates: 25°19′52″S 32°17′50″E / 25.33111°S 32.29722°E |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 0 m3/s (0 cu ft/s) |
The Sabie River[2][3] is a river in South Africa and part of the Komati River System.[4]
The catchment area of the Sabie-Sand system is 6320 km2.[5]
It is one of the most biologically diverse rivers in South Africa, with generally good water quality.[6]
Course
It rises in the Drakensberg, flowing eastwards through Mpumalanga into the lowveld.[7] It crosses the Kruger National Park and flows on to Mozambique[8] where it flows into the large Corumana Dam, about 40 km from Moamba.[9] before it finally joins the Komati. Settlements on its banks include Sabie, Skukuza and Lower Sabie.
Tributaries [10]
- Klein Sabie River
- Mac Mac River
- Marite River
- Motitse River
- Ngwaritsana River
- Sabane River
- Sand River
References
- ↑ Dictionary of Southern African Place Names
- ↑ Exact location of Sabie River
- ↑ Ecoregion 5.05 - The Sabie-Sand River System
- ↑ Inkomati WMA 5
- ↑ http://www.dwaf.gov.za/IWQS/rhp/state_of_rivers/state_of_crocsabieolif_01/sabie_eco.html
- ↑ Ecoregion 4.03 - The Sabie-Sand River System
- ↑ The Sabie-Sand River System
- ↑ Description of Tweefontein plantation
- ↑ Corumana Dam
- ↑ http://www.dwaf.gov.za/IWQS/rhp/state_of_rivers/state_of_crocsabieolif_01/sabie_eco_5.05.html
