Yabus River Explained

Yabus River
Name Other:Khor Yabus
Pushpin Map:South Sudan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of mouth in South Sudan
Discharge1 Location:Mouth (estimate) [1]
Source1 Coordinates:9.4805°N 34.463°W
Mouth:Machar Marshes
Mouth Coordinates:9.8667°N 68°W
Progression:Machar MarshesAdarWhite NileNileMediterranean Sea
River System:Nile Basin
Basin Population:227,000
Country:South Sudan, Sudan, Ethiopia
City:Bunj

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.

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.

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Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Voluntary Repatriation of Sudanese Refugees from Gambella, Ethiopia to Blue Nile State, Sudan: Mission Report. October 2005. UNMCR. 2011-07-22. Annex: Map of Water Availability in Southern Blue Nile
  3. Book: Sutcliffe, J.V.. Parls. Y.P.. The Hydrology of the Nile. 1999. The Sobat Basin and the Machar Marshes. 2011-07-22. page 112