The Sabie River is a river in South Africa that forms part of the Komati River System. The catchment area of the Sabie-Sand system is 6,320km2 in extent. The Sabie is one of the most biologically diverse rivers in South Africa, with generally good water quality.

Course

It rises in the Drakensberg escarpment of Mpumalanga province, flowing eastwards into the lowveld. It crosses the breadth of the Kruger National Park before cutting through the Lebombo range into Mozambique. Some 40km from Moamba it enters the large Corumana Dam before finally joining the Komati. Settlements on its banks include Sabie, Hazyview, Skukuza and Lower Sabie.

The Sabie River in the Komati catchment (centre)

Tributaries

Tributaries of the Sabie include:

  • 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)