Sobat River
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The Sobat River is a river of the Greater Upper Nile region in northeastern South Sudan, Africa. It is the most southerly of the great eastern tributaries of the White Nile, before the confluence with the Blue Nile.
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Sobat River | |
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Location | |
Country | South Sudan |
State | Jonglei, Upper Nile (state) |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Baro River |
• location | Dibdib, Ethiopia |
• coordinates | 7°42′04″N 35°52′44″E |
• elevation | 2,367 m (7,766 ft) |
2nd source | Pibor River |
• location | Pibor Post, Greater Pibor |
• coordinates | 6°47′42″N 33°09′07″E |
• elevation | 418 m (1,371 ft) |
Source confluence | |
• location | Ajungmir, Jonglei |
• coordinates | 8°26′10″N 33°13′7″E |
• elevation | 404 m (1,325 ft) |
Mouth | White Nile |
• location | Againg, Upper Nile |
• coordinates | 9°22′2″N 31°32′57″E |
• elevation | 398 m (1,306 ft) |
Length | 354 km (220 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 225,000 km2 (87,000 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | Hillet Doleib |
• average | 412 m3/s (14,500 cu ft/s) |
• minimum | 99 m3/s (3,500 cu ft/s) |
• maximum | 680 m3/s (24,000 cu ft/s) |
Discharge | |
• location | mouth |
• average | 437 m3/s (15,400 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | White Nile → Nile → Mediterranean Sea |
River system | Nile |
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