The Adar River (or Khor Adar), known to the Dinka as the Yal,[1] is a tributary of the White Nile in the state of Upper Nile, South Sudan. It flows north west from the Machar Marshes[2] and enters the White Nile just upstream of the town of Melut.
| Adar River | |
|---|---|
  Location of mouth in South Sudan | |
| Location | |
| Country | South Sudan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 10°23′N 32°15′E / 10.383°N 32.250°E |
| Basin features | |
| River system | White Nile |
References edit
- ^ P.P. Howell and Mahmoud Eff. Abu Sineina (c. 1951). "Game in the Machar Marshes". Archived from the original on 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
- ^ Sutcliffe, J.V.; Parks, Y.P. (1999). "The Sobat Basin and the Machar Marshes". The Hydrology of the Nile (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-22. page 108