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Stream

A stream is a body of water with a current, confined within a bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as a branch, brook, beck, burn, creek, "crick", gill , kill, lick, rill, river, syke, bayou, rivulet, streamage, wash, run or...

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River

A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

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South Sudan

South Sudan , officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country located in the Sahel region of northeastern Africa. It is also part of the North Africa UN sub-region. Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest city; the capital city is planned to be moved to the more...

, arranged geographically by drainage basin. There is an alphabetic list at the end of this article. The list may not be comprehensive.

The hydrology of the eastern part of South Sudan is complicated by the Sudd

Sudd

The Sudd , also known as the Bahr al Jabal, As Sudd or Al Sudd, is a vast swamp in South Sudan, formed by the White Nile. The word “sudd” is derived from the Arabic word “sadd”, meaning “block.” The term has come to refer to any large solid floating vegetation island or mat...

, a vast area of marshland into which many rivers flow and lose their identity. Much of the water entering the Sudd is lost to evaporation, but much ultimately drains to the White Nile

White Nile

The White Nile is a river of Africa, one of the two main tributaries of the Nile from Egypt, the other being the Blue Nile. In the strict meaning, "White Nile" refers to the river formed at Lake No at the confluence of the Bahr al Jabal and Bahr el Ghazal rivers...

. Ninety percent of South Sudan lies in the White Nile basin The three major cities of South Sudan are all located on the White Nile or a major tributary.

Flowing into the Mediterranean

• Nile (Egypt, Sudan)
  • White Nile
    White Nile
    The White Nile is a river of Africa, one of the two main tributaries of the Nile from Egypt, the other being the Blue Nile. In the strict meaning, "White Nile" refers to the river formed at Lake No at the confluence of the Bahr al Jabal and Bahr el Ghazal rivers...
    
    
    • Adar River
      Adar River
      The Adar River , known to the Dinka as the Yal, is a tributary of the White Nile in the state of Upper Nile, South Sudan. It flows north west from the Machar Marshes and enters the White Nile just upstream of the town of Melut....
      
      
      • Machar Marshes
        Machar Marshes
        The Machar Marshes are a large area of wetlands in the state of Upper Nile, South Sudan. Estimates of their size vary. A 1950 study put the area of swamp at 6,500 sq. km. A 1980 study put the area of permanent swamp at 8,700 sq...
        
        , into which flow
        • Yabus River
          Yabus River
          The Yabus River rises in the far west of Ethiopia, in Asosa Zone, flows west into Sudan past the town of Yabus, then enters South Sudan. At the town of Boing it turns south west and enters the Machar Marshes, where it loses its identity....
          
          
        • Daga River
          Daga River (South Sudan)
          The Daga River is a river in South Sudan. It rises in the mountains of the Mirab Welega Zone in Ethiopia, just east of the South Sudan - Ethiopia border, where it is known as the Deqe Sonka Shet. It flows west past the town of Daga Post and enters the Machar Marshes, where it loses its identity....
          
          
        • Khor Machar
    • Sobat River
      Sobat River
      The Sobat River is a river in South Sudan, Africa. The most southerly of the great eastern tributaries of the Nile, the Sobat enters the White Nile at Doleib Hill, near the city of Malakal in the Upper Nile state of South Sudan...
      
      
      • Baro River
        Baro River
        The Baro River is a river in southwestern Ethiopia, which defines part of Ethiopia's border with South Sudan. From its source in the Ethiopian Highlands it flows west for to join the Pibor River...
        
        
        • Jikawo River
      • Pibor River
        Pibor River
        The Pibor River is a river in eastern South Sudan, which defines part of South Sudan's border with Ethiopia. From its source near Pibor Post it flows north for about , joining the Baro River to form the Sobat River, which is a tributary of the White Nile.The Pibor and its tributaries drain a...
        
        
        • Akobo River
          Akobo River
          The Akobo River is a river on the border between South Sudan and Ethiopia. From its source in the Ethiopian Highlands near Mizan Teferi is flows west for to join the Pibor River...
          
          
        • Agwei River
          Agwei River
          The Agwei River or the River Agwei, also spelled Agvey, is a tributary of the Pibor River that flows through eastern South Sudan and western Ethiopia. Its own tributaries include the Abara and Kongkong rivers...
          
          
          • Abara River
            Abara River
            The Abara River, also known as Abara Khawr, is a stream in Jonglei, South Sudan. It is a tributary of the Agwei River. The Abara meets the Kongkong River to form the Agwei just east of Bongak. The stream is a wadi, or ravine, that may run dry during the dry season but quickly becomes a watercourse...
            
            
          • Kongkong River
            Kongkong River
            The Kongkong River, also spelled Kong Kong, is a stream in the South Sudanese state of Jonglei, west of Boma National Park near the Ethiopian border. At the village of Bongak it joins the Abara River to form the Agwei or Agvey River, a tributary of the Pibor River. It is within the drainage basin...
            
            
        • Kangen River
          Kangen River
          The Kangen River is a river in South Sudan, just west of Boma National Park. It flows north from its source in the Ilemi Triangle, a disputed region claimed by South Sudan but controlled by Kenya. It joins the Pibor River near Pibor.-External links:**...
          
          
        • Lotilla River
          Lotilla River
          The Lotilla River is a river in South Sudan. It rises in marshes on the borders of Eastern Equatoria and Jonglei states and flows north to join the Pibor River near Pibor, at a junction with the Kangen River. The marshes are fed by the Medikiret River, which has its origins in marshes further...
          
          
          • Veveno River
            Veveno River
            The Veveno River is a river in eastern South Sudan. It is a tributary of the Lotilla River, which it joins southwest of Pibor.-External links:*...
            
            
    • Bahr el Zeraf
      Bahr el Zeraf
      The Bahr el Zeraf is an arm of the White Nile in the Sudd region of South Sudan, Africa. It is completely contained within the South Sudanese state of Jonglei...
      
      
    • Bahr el Ghazal
      • Kiir River (Bahr al-Arab)
        • Lol River
          Lol River
          The Lol River, also spelled Loll, is a stream in northern South Sudan that feeds the Bahr al-Arab, known locally as the Kiir River. It meets the larger river in Warrap state, south of the disputed Abyei Area and roughly 100 kilometers west of Bentiu....
          
          
          • Sopo River
            Sopo River
            The Sopo River is a river in South Sudan's state of Northern Bahr el Ghazal. It joins the Pongo River to form the Lol River at Hujayni, due west from the state capital of Aweil. The Kuru River is its most significant tributary.-External links:*...
            
            
            • Kuru River
              Kuru River
              The Kuru River is a stream in the South Sudanese state of Northern Bahr el Ghazal. The town of Nymlal lies to its south.-External links:**...
              
              
          • Pongo River
            Pongo River (South Sudan)
            The Pongo River is a stream in the South Sudanese state of Northern Bahr el Ghazal, just east of the state capital of Aweil and about twice as far northwest of Gogrial in neighbouring Warrap state. It joins the Sopo River to form the Lol River....
            
            
      • Jur River
        Jur River
        The Jur River is a river in western South Sudan, flowing through the Bahr el Ghazal and Equatoria regions. About long, it flows north and northeast, joining the Bahr el Ghazal River on the western side of the Sudd wetlands. The Jur River is part of the Nile basin, as the Bahr al-Ghazal flows into...
        
        
        • Sue River
        • Waw Nahr
        • Numatinna River
    • Lau River
    • Gel River
    • Aswa River (Achwa)

Alphabetical list

• Abara River
  Abara River
  The Abara River, also known as Abara Khawr, is a stream in Jonglei, South Sudan. It is a tributary of the Agwei River. The Abara meets the Kongkong River to form the Agwei just east of Bongak. The stream is a wadi, or ravine, that may run dry during the dry season but quickly becomes a watercourse...
  
  
• Achwa
• Adar River
  Adar River
  The Adar River , known to the Dinka as the Yal, is a tributary of the White Nile in the state of Upper Nile, South Sudan. It flows north west from the Machar Marshes and enters the White Nile just upstream of the town of Melut....
  
  
• Agwei River
  Agwei River
  The Agwei River or the River Agwei, also spelled Agvey, is a tributary of the Pibor River that flows through eastern South Sudan and western Ethiopia. Its own tributaries include the Abara and Kongkong rivers...
  
  
• Akobo River
  Akobo River
  The Akobo River is a river on the border between South Sudan and Ethiopia. From its source in the Ethiopian Highlands near Mizan Teferi is flows west for to join the Pibor River...
  
  
• Bahr el Ghazal River
  Bahr el Ghazal River
  The Bahr el Ghazal is a river in South Sudan. The name translates as "sea of gazelles". The South Sudanese region of Bahr el Ghazal takes its name from the river....
  
  
• Bahr el Zeraf
  Bahr el Zeraf
  The Bahr el Zeraf is an arm of the White Nile in the Sudd region of South Sudan, Africa. It is completely contained within the South Sudanese state of Jonglei...
  
  
• Baro River
  Baro River
  The Baro River is a river in southwestern Ethiopia, which defines part of Ethiopia's border with South Sudan. From its source in the Ethiopian Highlands it flows west for to join the Pibor River...
  
  
• Daga River
  Daga River (South Sudan)
  The Daga River is a river in South Sudan. It rises in the mountains of the Mirab Welega Zone in Ethiopia, just east of the South Sudan - Ethiopia border, where it is known as the Deqe Sonka Shet. It flows west past the town of Daga Post and enters the Machar Marshes, where it loses its identity....
  
  
• Jikawo River
  Jikawo River
  Jikawo River is a river of southwestern Ethiopia. It is a tributary of the Baro River, which it joins at latitude and longitude .The river rises in Ethiopia, but in its lower course forms the border with South Sudan.- References :...
  
  
• Jur River
  Jur River
  The Jur River is a river in western South Sudan, flowing through the Bahr el Ghazal and Equatoria regions. About long, it flows north and northeast, joining the Bahr el Ghazal River on the western side of the Sudd wetlands. The Jur River is part of the Nile basin, as the Bahr al-Ghazal flows into...
  
  
• Kangen River
  Kangen River
  The Kangen River is a river in South Sudan, just west of Boma National Park. It flows north from its source in the Ilemi Triangle, a disputed region claimed by South Sudan but controlled by Kenya. It joins the Pibor River near Pibor.-External links:**...
  
  
• Kibish River
  Kibish River
  Kibish River is a river of southern Ethiopia, which defines part of that country's border with South Sudan. It flows towards Lake Turkana, although some years it does not have enough volume to reach it, as C.W. Gwynn discovered in 1908....
  
  
• Kidepo River
  Kidepo River
  The Kidepo River is a seasonal river along the Kidepo Valley in the Karamoja region of Uganda, and in East Equatoria area of South Sudan.-See also:* List of rivers of Uganda* List of rivers of South Sudan...
  
  
• Kiir River
• Kongkong River
  Kongkong River
  The Kongkong River, also spelled Kong Kong, is a stream in the South Sudanese state of Jonglei, west of Boma National Park near the Ethiopian border. At the village of Bongak it joins the Abara River to form the Agwei or Agvey River, a tributary of the Pibor River. It is within the drainage basin...
  
  
• Koss River
  Koss River
  The Koss River is a river that flows in a north of northwest direction through the Eastern Equatoria state of South Sudan, fed by streams from the Imatong Mountains to the west.The Koss river rises near Ikotos....
  
  
• Kuru River
  Kuru River
  The Kuru River is a stream in the South Sudanese state of Northern Bahr el Ghazal. The town of Nymlal lies to its south.-External links:**...
  
  
• Lol River
  Lol River
  The Lol River, also spelled Loll, is a stream in northern South Sudan that feeds the Bahr al-Arab, known locally as the Kiir River. It meets the larger river in Warrap state, south of the disputed Abyei Area and roughly 100 kilometers west of Bentiu....
  
  
• Lotilla River
  Lotilla River
  The Lotilla River is a river in South Sudan. It rises in marshes on the borders of Eastern Equatoria and Jonglei states and flows north to join the Pibor River near Pibor, at a junction with the Kangen River. The marshes are fed by the Medikiret River, which has its origins in marshes further...
  
  
• Medikiret River
  Medikiret River
  The Medikiret River, also known as simply Medikiret or the Mediket, is a wadi, or narrow ravine that becomes a watercourse during the wet season, in South Sudan...
  
  
• Pibor River
  Pibor River
  The Pibor River is a river in eastern South Sudan, which defines part of South Sudan's border with Ethiopia. From its source near Pibor Post it flows north for about , joining the Baro River to form the Sobat River, which is a tributary of the White Nile.The Pibor and its tributaries drain a...
  
  
• Pongo River
  Pongo River (South Sudan)
  The Pongo River is a stream in the South Sudanese state of Northern Bahr el Ghazal, just east of the state capital of Aweil and about twice as far northwest of Gogrial in neighbouring Warrap state. It joins the Sopo River to form the Lol River....
  
  
• Sobat River
  Sobat River
  The Sobat River is a river in South Sudan, Africa. The most southerly of the great eastern tributaries of the Nile, the Sobat enters the White Nile at Doleib Hill, near the city of Malakal in the Upper Nile state of South Sudan...
  
  
• Sopo River
  Sopo River
  The Sopo River is a river in South Sudan's state of Northern Bahr el Ghazal. It joins the Pongo River to form the Lol River at Hujayni, due west from the state capital of Aweil. The Kuru River is its most significant tributary.-External links:*...
  
  
• Veveno River
  Veveno River
  The Veveno River is a river in eastern South Sudan. It is a tributary of the Lotilla River, which it joins southwest of Pibor.-External links:*...
  
  
• Wau River
  Wau River
  The Wau River, or Wau Nahr , is a river in South Sudan. It shares its name with Wau, the state capital of Western Bahr el Ghazal, where the river is located east of the international border with the Central African Republic.-External links:*...
  
  
• White Nile
  White Nile
  The White Nile is a river of Africa, one of the two main tributaries of the Nile from Egypt, the other being the Blue Nile. In the strict meaning, "White Nile" refers to the river formed at Lake No at the confluence of the Bahr al Jabal and Bahr el Ghazal rivers...
  
  
• Yabus River
  Yabus River
  The Yabus River rises in the far west of Ethiopia, in Asosa Zone, flows west into Sudan past the town of Yabus, then enters South Sudan. At the town of Boing it turns south west and enters the Machar Marshes, where it loses its identity....
  
  

External links

• Southern Sudan Topography
• Topographical map of Eastern Equatoria
• Topographical map of Jonglei