The Kuru River, or Chel River is a stream in the

South Sudan South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the C ...

ese states of

Western Bahr el Ghazal Western Bahr el Ghazal is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of and is the least populous state in South Sudan, according to the controversial Sudanese census conducted in 2008. It is part of the Bahr el Ghazal region. Its capital is Wau. ...

and

Northern Bahr el Ghazal Northern Bahr el Ghazal is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of 30,543 km² and is part of the Bahr el Ghazal region. It borders East Darfur in Sudan to the north, Western Bahr el Ghazal to the west and south, and Warrap and the dis ...

. It is a headwater of the

Lol River The Lol River, or Loll River, is a stream in northern South Sudan that feeds the Bahr al-Arab, known locally as the Kiir River. Course The Lol River forms at the convergence of the Chel or Kuru River and the Magadhik River just west of Nyamlell ...

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The Kuru or Chel River forms in the south of

on the border with the Central African Republic. It flows north, passing the road that runs west to

Deim Zubeir Deim Zubeir, from the Arabic ديم الزبير Daim az-Zubayr" commonly translated as the "Camp of Zubeir", is the historically established but highly controversial name of Uyujuku town in the Western Bahr el Ghazal of the Republic of South Su ...

from

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on its east bank, and enters Northern Bahr el Ghazal. It is joined from the left by the

Biri River The Biri River is a river of South Sudan. It is a left tributary of the Kuru River, a headwater of the Lol River. Course The Biri River rises in the south of the Western Bahr el Ghazal near the border with Haut-Mbomou in the Central African Repub ...

at on the state boundary. The river passes

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and joins a major tributary from the left around , just east of the

Ashana Game Reserve The Ashana Game Reserve is a protected area in South Sudan, Africa. It is both a game reserve and an Important Bird Area. The savannah woodland habitat features key species of elephant and giant eland The giant eland (''Taurotragus derbia ...

. The river continues north to join the

Magadhik River The Magadhik River is a river of South Sudan, a left tributary of the Lol River. Course The Magadhik River forms on the border between Western Bahr el Ghazal and Northern Bahr el Ghazal where the Boro River joins the Sopo River. It flows east t ...

between

Marial Bai Marial Bai is a village in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state, South Sudan. Marial Bai lies between the Magadhik River and Chel or Kuru River, which converge to form the Lol River. It is the real-life hometown of Valentino Achak Deng, the protagonist o ...

to the west and

Nyamlell Nymlal (also spelled Nyamlell) is a populated place in the Northern Bahr el Ghazal state in South Sudan, north-west of the town of Aweil on the banks of the Lol River. Nymlal, situated in the Aweil West district, has a marketplace. Most of the ...

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