Barka River

The Barka River (Arabic: nahr Baraka; Italian: fiume Barca) is a tributary river that flows from the Eritrean Highlands to the plains of Sudan. With a length of over 640 km, it rises just outside Asmara and flows in a northwestern direction through Agordat. The river merges with the Anseba River near the border with Sudan.^[2]

Barka River
The Tokar delta with the Barka (bottom)
Location
Countries	Eritrea Sudan
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Eritrean Highlands
Mouth
• location	Red Sea at the Tokar Delta
• coordinates	18.601°N 37.864°E / 18.601; 37.864
Length	640 km (400 mi)
Basin size	66,200 km2 (25,600 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	0.8 km3/a (0.19 cu mi/a) (at mouth)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries
• right	Anseba Shet'

In Sudan, the Barka flows seasonally to a delta on the Red Sea, near the town of Tokar.

See also

• List of rivers of Eritrea
• List of rivers of Sudan

References

1. Fleuves Transfrontaliers Africains (PDF; 2,3 MB)
2. "Important Bird Area factsheet: Western Plain: Barka river, Eritrea." BirdLife International. Retrieved 15 March 2010.

18°15′N 37°38′E