Baro River

Baro River/Openo River in local language of the Anyuwaa people
Akobo Bridge in Gambela
Location
Countries	Ethiopia South Sudan
Physical characteristics
Source	Birbir River
• location	Dibdib, Ethiopia
• coordinates	7°42′04″N 35°52′44″E / 7.701°N 35.879°E / 7.701; 35.879
• elevation	2,367 m (7,766 ft)
2nd source	Gebba River
• location	Acchiscio, Ethiopia
• coordinates	7°47′13″N 35°50′38″E / 7.787°N 35.844°E / 7.787; 35.844
• elevation	2,267 m (7,438 ft)
Source confluence
• location	Seriti, Ethiopia
• coordinates	8°14′28″N 34°57′39″E / 8.2411°N 34.9609°E / 8.2411; 34.9609
• elevation	557 m (1,827 ft)
Mouth	Sobat River
• location	Ajungmir, South Sudan
• coordinates	8°26′05″N 33°13′13″E / 8.4346°N 33.2202°E / 8.4346; 33.2202
• elevation	404 m (1,325 ft)
Length	308.5 km (191.7 mi)
Basin size	21,190 km2 (8,180 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Sobat River → White Nile → Nile → Mediterranean Sea
River system	Nile

The Baro River (Amharic: ባሮ ወንዝ) or Baro/Openo Wenz, known to the Anuak as Openo River, is a river in southwestern Ethiopia, which defines part of Ethiopian border with South Sudan. From its source in the Ethiopian Highlands it flows west for 306 kilometres (190 mi) to join the Pibor River. The Baro-Pibor confluence marks the beginning of the Sobat River, a tributary of the White Nile.^[1]

The Baro and its tributaries drain a watershed 41,400 km² (16,000 sq mi) in size. The river's mean annual discharge at its mouth is 241 m³/s (8,510 ft³/s).^[2]