Sabie River

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 6,320 km² in extent. The Sabie is one of the most biologically diverse rivers in South Africa, with generally good water quality.

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Where does Sabie River start and end?

Catchment overview

The Sabie River has its source at 2 130 m above mean sea level in the Drakensberg Escarpment, drops into the lowveld and joins the Sand River inside the Kruger National Park.

What is the meaning of the name Sabie?

The name Sabie is derived from the siSwati word “Ulusaba” which means “fearful river” because the river was once teeming with dangerous Nile crocodile. The word Ulusaba was modernized by the Afrikaner settlers who changed it from Ulusaba (siSwati) into the Afrikaans “Sabie” .

Which river runs through Hazyview?

It has a summit height of 1473m which is guaranteed to provide magnificent 360 degree views. It runs through the Blyde River Canyon National Park and is 15,3 km long ends at the crossing of the Mac-Mac River at its eastern end. It is located approximately 15 km north-east of Sabie.

Who found Sabie?

H.T.Glynn

In 1846 the magistrate at Ohrigstad issued the first transport acts to P.J. Badenhorst of the farm “Grootvantijn”. He sold the farm to P. de Villiers, who sold it in 1880 to H.T. Glynn(1856-1928), the founder of Sabie.