Sobat River
Appearance
Sobat River
| Mouth of the watercourse | White Nile |
|---|---|
| Tributary | Baro River, Pibor River |
| Drainage basin | Nile basin |
| Basin country | Greater Upper Nile |
| Country | South Sudan |
| Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd | Upper Nile |
| Coordinate location | 8°26′6″N 33°13′9″E, 9°22′2″N 31°32′57″E, 9°22′14″N 31°32′52″E |
De Sobat River be a river of de Greater Upper Nile region insyd northeastern South Sudan, Africa. E be de most southerly of de great eastern tributaries of de White Nile, before de confluence plus de Blue Nile.
Geography
[edit | edit source]De Sobat River be formed by de confluence of de west-flowing Baro River den de north-flowing Pibot River, on de border plus Ethiopia. De river dey enter de White Nile at Doleib Hill, near de city of Malakal insyd Upper Nile State.
Wen insyd flood de Sobat River dey produce an enormous discharge wey dey carry a white sediment, wich dey give de White Nile ein name.[1]
Hydrology
[edit | edit source]De Sobat den ein tributaries drain a watershed approximately 225,000 km2 (87,000 sq mi) insyd size. De river ein mean annual discharge be 412 m3/s (14,500 cu ft/s).[2]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Access Sites | Britannica Education". education.eb.com. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
- ↑ Shahin, Mamdouh (2002). Hydrology and Water Resources of Africa. Springer. pp. 276, 288. ISBN 1-4020-0866-X.; online at Google Books
External links
[edit | edit source]Wikimedia Commons get media wey relate to Sobat River.
- Cana, Frank Richardson (1911). "Sobat". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). pp. 299–300.