Pibor River
| Pibor River | |
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Pibor at Pibor Post | |
Map of the Sobat River basin, showing the Pibor | |
| Location | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Pibor River |
| • location | Pibor Post, Greater Pibor |
| • coordinates | 6°47′42″N 33°09′07″E / 6.7951°N 33.1519°E |
| • elevation | 418 m (1,371 ft) |
| Mouth | Sobat River |
• location | Jikmir, South Sudan |
• coordinates | 8°26′01″N 33°13′07″E / 8.4337°N 33.2185°E |
• elevation | 404 m (1,325 ft) |
| Length | 320 km (200 mi) |
| Basin size | 137,130 km2 (52,950 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Mouth |
| • average | 186.3 m3/s (6,580 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 102.1 m3/s (3,610 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 348.1 m3/s (12,290 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Sobat River → White Nile → Nile → Mediterranean Sea |
| River system | Nile |
| Population | 3,100,000 |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Lotilla |
| • right | Kangen, Agwei, Akobo, Gilo |
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The Pibor River (also called the River Pibor) 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 320 kilometres (200 mi), joining the Baro River to form the Sobat River, which is a tributary of the White Nile.
The Pibor and its tributaries drain a watershed 137,130 km2 (52,950 sq mi) in size. The river's mean annual discharge at its mouth is 186.3 m3/s (6,580 cu ft/s).