The Sopo River is a river in
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 ...
's state 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 ...
.
Course
The Sopo river rises on the border with the Central African Republic, and flows in a generally northeast direction past the town of
Sopo. to join the
Boro River on the border with
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 ...
.
The combined stream is 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 ...
, which in turn joins the
Chel River to form 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 ...
, a tributary of the
Bahr al-Arab
The Bahr al-Arab () or Kiir River (Dinka) is a river which flows approximately through the southwest of Sudan and marks part of its international border with South Sudan. It is part of the Nile river system, being a tributary of Bahr el Ghazal, ...
.
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 ...
External links
Sopo River
References
Western Bahr el Ghazal
Bahr el Ghazal
Rivers of South Sudan
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