Yabus River
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CountrySouth Sudan, Sudan, Ethiopia
elevation1,346 m (4,416 ft)
| 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 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.