Sabie River

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.

Course

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.

Tributaries

References

Sabie

Sabie is a forestry town situated on the banks of the Sabie River in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The name Sabie is derived from the Tsonga Shangaan word "Ulusaba" which means fearful. The Shangaan called this river Ulusaba because the river was once teeming with dangerous Nile crocodiles and as a result, the Tsonga Shangaan people dubbed it Ulusaba (fearful river). The word Ulusaba was modernized by the Afrikaner colonialists who changed it from Ulusaba Shangaan into the Afrikaans version "Sabie" .

The town was started after H.T. Glynn and J.C. Ingle found gold there and formed the Glynns-Lydenburg Gold Mining Company.

Sabie is located 360 kilometres east of Johannesburg and is 64 kilometres west of the popular Kruger National Park. It is known for its scenery and beautiful waterfalls, and is a popular tourist destination.

Its main industry is forestry. The plantations surrounding Sabie form one of the world's largest man-made forests.

It is situated approximately 1,000 metres (3,281 feet) above sea level and is in the summer rainfall area. During the winter period, there is little rainfall, and the area can become intensely dry. Forest fires are prevalent during this time, therefore precautions are taken before hand to create fire breaks, as well as to incorporate block burning

Sabie (disambiguation)

Sabie is a town in South Africa. It may also refer to

Sabie (surname)

Sabie is a surname that may refer to