Lake No is a

lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...

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 ...

. It is located just north of the vast swamp of the

Sudd The Sudd (' or ', Dinka language, Dinka: Toc) is a vast swamp in South Sudan, formed by the White Nile's ''Mountain Nile, Baḥr al-Jabal'' section. The Arabic language, Arabic word ' is derived from ' (), meaning "barrier" or "obstruction". The ...

, at the confluence of the Bahr al Jabal and

Bahr el Ghazal Bahr el-Ghazal (Arabic بحر الغزال , also transliterated ''Bahr al-Ghazal'', ''Baḩr al-Ghazāl'', ''Bahr el-Gazel'', or versions of these without the hyphen) may refer to two distinct places, both named after ephemeral or dry rivers. Chad ...

rivers, and marks the transition between the Bahr al Jabal and

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. ...

proper. Lake No is located approximately 1,156 km downstream of

Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...

's Lake Albert, the major lake on the White Nile preceding Lake No.The Potential of the Nile River Basin, And The Economic Development of Sudan
by Marcia Merry Baker, ''The American Almanac'', 1997 The lake is considered the center of the

Ruweng people The Ruweng are part of South Sudan's larger Ngok fraternity found in both South Sudan and northern Sudan. The Ngoks consists of Jok, Ruweng and Lual Yak. Ngok is one branch of the eight Dinka groups (namely Rek, Malwal, Ngok, Agaar, Twic, Bor, P ...

of Panaruu section of Dinka peoples.The Nuer of Sudan and Ethiopia
by Orville Boyd Jenkins, March 1997.(hosted by strategyleader.org)

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