Sabie River | |
River | |
Sabie River east of Skukuza
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Name origin: From the word for 'sand' in the Tsonga language | |
Country | South Africa, Mozambique |
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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 is a river in South Africa and part of the Komati River System.
The catchment area of the Sabie-Sand system is 6320 km2.
It is one of the most biologically diverse rivers in South Africa, with generally good water quality.
It rises in the Drakensberg, flowing eastwards through Mpumalanga into the lowveld. It crosses the Kruger National Park and flows on to Mozambique where it flows into the large Corumana Dam, about 40 km from Moamba. before it finally joins the Komati. Settlements on its banks include Sabie, Skukuza and Lower Sabie.