| Akobo River | |
|---|---|
  Location of mouth | |
| Location | |
| Countries | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Pibor River |
• location | Akobo, South Sudan |
• coordinates | 7°47′40″N 33°02′46″E / 7.7944°N 33.0461°E |
• elevation | 408 m (1,339 ft) |
| Length | 434 km (270 mi) |
| Basin size | 6,300 km2 (2,400 sq mi) |
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.[1][2] 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.
- ^ Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. 1997. pp. 17. ISBN 0-87779-546-0.; online at Google Books
- ^ Shinn, David H.; Thomas P. Ofcansky (2004). Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia. Scarecrow Press. pp. 360–361. ISBN 0-8108-4910-0.; online at Google Books