The Pongo River is a stream in the
South Sudan
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ese state of
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 right tributary 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 ...
.
Course
The Pongo rises in the south of
Western Bahr el Ghazal
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.
It flows in a north northeast direction into
Western Bahr el Ghazal
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, and passes to the east of
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.
The river branches, with one branch flowing north to join the Lol River around while the longer main branch flows northeast and then east to the south of
Akon
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before turning northeast to join the Lol River.
See also
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List of rivers of South Sudan
This is a list of streams and rivers in South Sudan, arranged geographically by drainage basin. There is an alphabetic list at the end of this article. The list may not be comprehensive.
The hydrology of the eastern part of South Sudan is comp ...
External links
Pongo Riversudan-map
Rivers of South Sudan
Bahr el Ghazal
Northern Bahr el Ghazal
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