Akobo
Akobo is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 7.13°, 34.20°
About Akobo
The Akobo River is a river on the border between South Sudan and Ethiopia. From its source in the Ethiopian Highlands near Mizan Teferi it flows west for 434 kilometres (270 mi) to join the Pibor River. The Pibor flows into the Sobat River, which in turn empties into the White Nile.
The tributaries of the Akobo river include the Cechi, the Chiarini, and the Owag, on the right (Ethiopian) side; and the Neubari, Ajuba and Kaia on the left (South Sudanese) side.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Akobo River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Akobo in Depth
History
The boundary between Sudan and Ethiopia was defined for the region near the Akobo River in 1899, by Major H.H. Austin and Major Charles W. Gwynn of the British Royal Engineers. They had no knowledge of the land, its inhabitants, or their languages, and were short on supplies. Rather than defining a line based on ethnic groups and traditional territories, essentially along the escarpment that separates the highlands and the plains, Majors Austin and Gwynn simply proposed drawing the line down the middle of the Akobo River and parts of the Pibor River and Baro River. This boundary was consummated in the Anglo-Ethiopian Treaty of 1902, resulting in an area in the Ethiopian Gambela Region called the Baro Salient.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Akobo River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Akobo: Key Facts
| Length | 434 km |
|---|---|
| Mouth | Pibor River |
| Drainage system | Nile basin |
Facts from Wikidata Q2829107 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Akobo: Quick Answers
- Where is Akobo?
- Akobo is located in Ethiopia and South Sudan, at 7.1291° N, 34.1953° E.
- Are there dams on the Akobo?
- No dam on the Akobo is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.