Akobo River

Akobo River
Akobo River Bridge
Location of mouth
Location
Countries	Ethiopia South Sudan
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	6°57′28″N 34°53′25″E / 6.957798°N 34.890184°E / 6.957798; 34.890184
• elevation	1,901 m (6,237 ft)
Mouth	Pibor River
• location	Akobo, South Sudan
• coordinates	7°47′40″N 33°02′46″E / 7.7944°N 33.0461°E / 7.7944; 33.0461
• elevation	408 m (1,339 ft)
Length	434 km (270 mi)
Basin size	6,250 km2 (2,410 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Mouth[1]
• average	106.4 m3/s (3,760 cu ft/s)
• minimum	22.6 m3/s (800 cu ft/s)
• maximum	255 m3/s (9,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Pibor → Sobat → White Nile → Nile → Mediterranean Sea
River system	Nile
Population	13,500[2]
Tributaries
• left	Neubari River, Ajuba River, Kaia River
• right	Cechi River, Chiarini River, Owag

The Akobo River is a river on the border between South Sudan and Ethiopia. From its source in the Ethiopian Highlands near Mizan Teferi it flows west for 434 kilometres (270 mi) to join the Pibor River.^[3][4] The Pibor flows into the Sobat River, which in turn empties into the White Nile.

The tributaries of the Akobo river include the Cechi, the Chiarini, and the Owag, on the right or Ethiopian side; and the Neubari, Ajuba and Kaia on the left or South Sudanese side.