The Adar River (or Khor Adar), known to the
Dinka as the Yal, is a tributary of the
White Nile
The White Nile ( ar, النيل الأبيض ') is a river in Africa, one of the two main tributaries of the Nile, the other being the Blue Nile. The name comes from the clay sediment carried in the water that changes the water to a pale color. ...
in the state of
Upper Nile,
South Sudan. It flows north west from the
Machar Marshes The Machar Marshes are a large area of wetlands in the state of Upper Nile, South Sudan. Estimates of their size vary. A 1950 study put the area of swamp at 6,500 km2. A 1980 study put the area of permanent swamp at 8,700 km2., 60% of w ...
[ page 108] and enters the White Nile just upstream of the town of
Melut.
References
Rivers of South Sudan
Tributaries of the Nile
Upper Nile (state)
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