Daga River (South Sudan)

The Daga River (or Khor Daga) is a river in South Sudan. It rises in the mountains of the Mirab Welega Zone in Ethiopia, just east of the South Sudan-Ethiopia border, where it is known as the Deqe Sonka Shet.^[2] It flows west past the town of Daga Post and discharges into the Machar Marshes.^[3]

Daga River Deqe Sonka Shet, Khor Daga
Location of mouth in South Sudan
Location
Country	South Sudan, Ethiopia
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	8.946893°N 34.601764°E / 8.946893; 34.601764
• elevation	2,048 m (6,719 ft)
Mouth	Machar Marshes
• coordinates	9°32′N 33°24′E
• elevation	410 m (1,350 ft)
Length	337 km (209 mi)
Basin size	6,630 km2 (2,560 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Mouth (estimate) [1]
• average	44.4 m3/s (1,570 cu ft/s)
• minimum	5.93 m3/s (209 cu ft/s)
• maximum	113.89 m3/s (4,022 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Machar Marshes → Adar → White Nile → Nile → Mediterranean Sea
River system	Nile Basin
Population	52,000