Jubba River

Catchment area of ​​the Juba

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The Juba or Jubba ( Somali Jubba [ d͡ʒub ː ɑ ], Italian Giuba ) is a 1658 km long stream whose headwaters originate in the Ethiopian highlands and flows on the Somali coast in the Indian Ocean.

The coming from Ethiopia headwaters Dawa and Ganale unite in Dolo on the Somali border to Juba. On its shore is the südwestsomalische Jubaland region, the most water-rich area of ​​the country. During heavy rain it comes to flooding at Juba, endangering the villages and fields in the surrounding area. Its largest tributary is the Shabelle; this most parched in the lower reaches inflow is even longer than the Juba in rainy years.

The Juba Valley Alliance war party in Somalia derives its name from the river from, as are the two administrative regions Jubbada Dhexe (Middle Jubba - ) and Jubbada Hoose (Lower Jubba - ) and the Italian colony from 1924 to 1926 separately existing Oltre Giuba.

The Juba below Jamaame, Somalia

Hydrometrie

The flow rate of the river was about 540 kilometers upstream measured over 28 years ( 1951-79 ) in Lugh Ganana, a city of the mouth. The observed in Lugh Ganana mean annual flow rate during this period was 193 m³ / s

The average monthly flow of the river Juba measured at the hydrological station of Lugh Ganana ( in m³ / s) ( Calculated using the data for a period of 28 years, 1951-79 )