The
Save River, or
Sabi River (
Portuguese:
Rio Save) is a 400 km river of southeastern Africa, flowing through
Zimbabwe and
Mozambique. The river has its source in Zimbabwe, some 80 km south of
Harare, then flows south and then east, from the Zimbabwean highveld to its confluence with the Odzi River. It then turns south, drops over the Chivirira (“Place of Boiling”) Falls, and flows down the western side of Zimbabwe's Eastern Highlands forming a dry river valley in the rain shadow of these mountains. It is joined by the
Runde River or Lundi at the Mozambique border, forming a dramatic confluence at Mahenya. It then crosses Mozambique to flow into the
Indian Ocean at about 21°S.