The Kuru River, or Chel River is a stream in the
South Sudan
South Sudan (), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the north by Sudan; on the east by Ethiopia; on the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya; and on the ...
ese states of
Western Bahr el Ghazal
Western Bahr el Ghazal is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of and as of 2020 has estimated 600,000 in population. It is part of the Bahr el Ghazal region. Its capital is Wau. The state shared international borders with Sudan to the north ...
and
Northern Bahr el Ghazal
Northern Bahr el Ghazal (Arabic: ولاية شمال بحر الغزال) is a States of South Sudan, state in South Sudan. It has an area of 30,543 km2 and is part of the Bahr el Ghazal (region of South Sudan), Bahr el Ghazal region. It b ...
.
It is a headwater of the
Lol River
The Lol River, or Loll River, is a stream in northern South Sudan that feeds the Bahr al-Arab, known locally as the Kiir River.
Course
The Lol River forms at the convergence of the Chel or Kuru River and the Magadhik River just west of Nyaml ...
.
Course
The Kuru or Chel River forms in the south of
Western Bahr el Ghazal
Western Bahr el Ghazal is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of and as of 2020 has estimated 600,000 in population. It is part of the Bahr el Ghazal region. Its capital is Wau. The state shared international borders with Sudan to the north ...
on the border with the Central African Republic.
It flows north, passing the road that runs west to
Deim Zubeir
Deim Zubeir, from the Arabic ديم الزبير Daim az-Zubayr" commonly translated as the "Camp of Zubeir", is the historically established but highly controversial name of Uyujuku town in the Western Bahr el Ghazal of the Republic of South ...
from
Ibra
The Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) is a biogeography, biogeographic regionalisation of Australia developed by the Australian government's Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities ( ...
on its east bank, and enters Northern Bahr el Ghazal.
It is joined from the left by the
Biri River at on the state boundary.
The river passes
Arroyo and joins a major tributary from the left around , just east of the
Ashana Game Reserve.
The river continues north to join the
Magadhik River
The Magadhik River is a river of South Sudan, a left tributary of the Lol River.
Course
The Magadhik River forms on the border between Western Bahr el Ghazal and Northern Bahr el Ghazal where the Boro River joins the Sopo River.
It flows east ...
between
Marial Bai
Marial Bai is a village in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state, South Sudan.
Marial Bai lies between the Magadhik River and Chel or Kuru River, which converge to form the Lol River.
It is the real-life hometown of Valentino Achak Deng, the protago ...
to the west and
Nyamlell
Nymlal (also spelled Nyamlell) is a populated place in the Northern Bahr el Ghazal state in South Sudan, north-west of the town of Aweil on the banks of the Lol River.
Nymlal, situated in Aweil West County, has a marketplace. Most of the peopl ...
to the west.
The combined streams form the Loll or
Lol River
The Lol River, or Loll River, is a stream in northern South Sudan that feeds the Bahr al-Arab, known locally as the Kiir River.
Course
The Lol River forms at the convergence of the Chel or Kuru River and the Magadhik River just west of Nyaml ...
.
See also
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List of rivers of South Sudan
This is a list of streams and rivers in South Sudan, 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 compl ...
Notes
References
Sources
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Rivers of South Sudan
Bahr el Ghazal
Northern Bahr el Ghazal
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