Bahr el Ghazal River

Bahr el Ghazal
Location
Country	South Sudan
Physical characteristics
Source	Sudd swamps
2nd source	Jur River
• location	Ibba, Western Equatoria
• coordinates	4°22′12″N 29°15′25″E / 4.370°N 29.257°E / 4.370; 29.257
• elevation	c. 428 m (1,404 ft) above sea level
Mouth	White Nile
• location	Pariang, Ruweng
• coordinates	9°31′N 30°25′E / 9.517°N 30.417°E / 9.517; 30.417
• elevation	396 m (1,299 ft)
Length	716 km (445 mi)
Basin size	851,459 km2 (328,750 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	48 m3/s (1,700 cu ft/s)

The Bahr el Ghazal (Arabic: بحر الغزال, lit. 'sea of gazelles') or Naam River (Nuer) is a river in South Sudan. The South Sudanese region of Bahr el Ghazal takes its name from the river.

The Bahr el Ghazal is the main western tributary of the Nile. It is 716 km (445 mi) long, flowing through the Sudd wetlands to Lake No, where it joins the White Nile.^[1]