Sue-Jur
Sue-Jur | ||
The river system of the Bahr al Ghazal with the Sue-Jur (middle) |
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location | South Sudan | |
River system | Nile | |
Drain over | Bahr al-Ghazal → White Nile → Nile → Mediterranean | |
source | Mountain region near Yambio on the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
confluence | with the Bahr al-Arab to Bahr al-Ghazal Coordinates: 8 ° 39 ′ 0 ″ N , 29 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ E 8 ° 39 ′ 0 ″ N , 29 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ E
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Catchment area | 71,328 km² | |
Discharge at the gauge Wau A Eo : 52,368 km² |
MNQ 1904-1986 MQ 1904-1986 Mq 1904-1986 MHQ 1904-1986 |
3.9 m³ / s 152 m³ / s 2.9 l / (s km²) 443 m³ / s |
Left tributaries | Busseri , Geti , ( Lol ) | |
Big cities | Waw | |
The city of Vaw on Jur |
The Sue-Jur is the headwaters of the Bahr al-Ghazal in western South Sudan .
Naming
In the upper reaches it is called Sue (also Swe , Swue or Souch ), in the lower reaches Jur . The exact name limit is not known.
course
The river has its source in the mountainous region near Yambio on the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo , then flows mainly northwards through the Dinka area , past the Waw , among other places , and is at the confluence with the Bahr al-Arab river near the city of Wang Kai about 60 kilometers southwest of Bentiu , to the Bahr al-Ghazal.
The exact course at the mouth is unclear. In the flat terrain there are channels that connect the Jur with the Lol and lead to the Bahr al-Arab.
Hydrometry
The flow rate of the river was measured for 82 years (1904–1986) at the Wau gauge in m³ / s.
literature
- William Edmund Garstin, Frank Richardson Cana: Bahr-el-Ghazal . In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 11th edition. tape 3 : Austria - Bisectrix . London 1910, p. 212–213 (English, full text [ Wikisource ]).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ministry of Electricity, Dams, Irrigation & Water Resources (Mediwr) the Republic of South Sudan - Project for Irrigation Development Master Plan (Idmp) in the Republic of South Sudan, Final Report (Main)
- ^ Information Products for Nile Basin Water Resources Management
- ^ A b The Hydrology of the Nile