Geography
The Sobat River is formed by the confluence of the west-flowing Baro River and the north-flowing Pibor River, on the border with Ethiopia. The river enters the White Nile at Doleib Hill, near the city of Malakal in Upper Nile State.
When in flood the Sobat River produces an enormous discharge carrying a white sediment, which gives the White Nile its name.
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