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Jikawo River

Jikawo River
Jikawo River is located in South Sudan
Jikawo River
Location of mouth in South Sudan
EtymologyShared with Jikawo
Location
CountriesEthiopia, South Sudan
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates8°53′17″N 34°44′28″E / 8.888134°N 34.741041°E / 8.888134; 34.741041
 • elevation2,418 m (7,933 ft)
MouthBaro River
 • location
Near Jikawo
 • coordinates
8°22′N 33°46′E / 8.367°N 33.767°E / 8.367; 33.767
 • elevation
415 m (1,362 ft)
Length151 km (94 mi)
Basin size1,940 km2 (750 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationMouth (estimate) [1]
 • average23.07 m3/s (815 cu ft/s)
 • minimum6.32 m3/s (223 cu ft/s)
 • maximum44.23 m3/s (1,562 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionBaroSobatWhite NileNileMediterranean Sea
River systemNile Basin
CitiesPagak
Population51,100

Jikawo River is a river of southwestern Ethiopia. It is a tributary of the Baro River, which it joins at latitude and longitude 8°22′N 33°46′E / 8.367°N 33.767°E / 8.367; 33.767.

The river rises in Ethiopia, and in its lower course forms the border with South Sudan.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Müller Schmied, Hannes; Cáceres, Denise; Eisner, Stephanie; Flörke, Martina; Herbert, Claudia; Niemann, Christoph; Peiris, Thedini Asali; Popat, Eklavyya; Portmann, Felix Theodor; Reinecke, Robert; Schumacher, Maike; Shadkam, Somayeh; Telteu, Camelia-Eliza; Trautmann, Tim; Döll, Petra (2021-02-23). "The global water resources and use model WaterGAP v2.2d: model description and evaluation". Geoscientific Model Development. 14 (2): 1037–1079. Bibcode:2021GMD....14.1037M. doi:10.5194/gmd-14-1037-2021. hdl:11250/2984567. ISSN 1991-959X.
  2. ^ Topographical map of Jonglei Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine