The Yabus River (or Khor Yabus) rises in the far west of Ethiopia, in Asosa Zone, flows west into Sudan past the town of Yabus, then enters South Sudan.[2] At the town of Bunj it turns south west and enters the Machar Marshes,[3] where it loses its identity.
| Yabus River Khor Yabus | |
|---|---|
  Location of mouth in South Sudan | |
| Location | |
| Country | South Sudan, Sudan, Ethiopia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 9°28′50″N 34°27′47″E / 9.480521°N 34.462993°E |
| • elevation | 1,346 m (4,416 ft) |
| Mouth | Machar Marshes |
• coordinates | 9°52′N 33°35′E / 9.867°N 33.583°E |
• elevation | 432 m (1,417 ft) |
| Length | 192 km (119 mi) |
| Basin size | 6,080 km2 (2,350 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Mouth (estimate) [1] |
| • average | 34.57 m3/s (1,221 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 3.61 m3/s (127 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 103.82 m3/s (3,666 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Machar Marshes → Adar → White Nile → Nile → Mediterranean Sea |
| River system | Nile Basin |
| Cities | Bunj |
| Population | 227,000 |
The river is sometimes confused with the Dabus River, a tributary of the Blue Nile, also known as the Yabus River. The sources of the two rivers are close to each other.
See also
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edit- ^ Müller Schmied, Hannes; Cáceres, Denise; Eisner, Stephanie; Flörke, Martina; Herbert, Claudia; Niemann, Christoph; Peiris, Thedini Asali; Popat, Eklavyya; Portmann, Felix Theodor; Reinecke, Robert; Schumacher, Maike; Shadkam, Somayeh; Telteu, Camelia-Eliza; Trautmann, Tim; Döll, Petra (2021-02-23). "The global water resources and use model WaterGAP v2.2d: model description and evaluation". Geoscientific Model Development. 14 (2): 1037–1079. Bibcode:2021GMD....14.1037M. doi:10.5194/gmd-14-1037-2021. hdl:11250/2984567. ISSN 1991-959X.1037-1079&rft.date=2021-02-23&rft_id=info:hdl/11250/2984567&rft.issn=1991-959X&rft_id=info:doi/10.5194/gmd-14-1037-2021&rft_id=info:bibcode/2021GMD....14.1037M&rft.aulast=Müller Schmied&rft.aufirst=Hannes&rft.au=Cáceres, Denise&rft.au=Eisner, Stephanie&rft.au=Flörke, Martina&rft.au=Herbert, Claudia&rft.au=Niemann, Christoph&rft.au=Peiris, Thedini Asali&rft.au=Popat, Eklavyya&rft.au=Portmann, Felix Theodor&rft.au=Reinecke, Robert&rft.au=Schumacher, Maike&rft.au=Shadkam, Somayeh&rft.au=Telteu, Camelia-Eliza&rft.au=Trautmann, Tim&rft.au=Döll, Petra&rft_id=https://gmd.copernicus.org/articles/14/1037/2021/&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Yabus River" class="Z3988">
- ^ "Voluntary Repatriation of Sudanese Refugees from Gambella, Ethiopia to Blue Nile State, Sudan: Mission Report" (PDF). UNMCR. October 2005. Retrieved 2011-07-22. Annex: Map of Water Availability in Southern Blue Nile
- ^ Sutcliffe, J.V.; Parls, Y.P. (1999). "The Sobat Basin and the Machar Marshes". The Hydrology of the Nile (PDF). Retrieved 2011-07-22. page 112