List of rivers of Ethiopia facts for kids
This is a list of streams and rivers in Ethiopia.
Contents
Flowing into the Mediterranean
- Nile (Egypt, Sudan)
- Atbarah River
- Mareb River (or Gash River) (only reaches the Atbarah in times of flood)
- Obel River
- Tekezé River (or Takkaze or Setit)
- Zarima River
- Ataba River
- Wari River
- Balagas River
- Angereb River (or Greater Angereb River)
- Shinfa River
- Mareb River (or Gash River) (only reaches the Atbarah in times of flood)
- Blue Nile (or Abay River)
- Rahad River
- Dinder River
- Beles River
- Dabus River
- Didessa River
- Hanger River (or Angar River)
- Wajja River
- Hanger River (or Angar River)
- Gulla River
- Guder River
- Muger River
- Jamma River
- Wanchet River
- Qechene River
- Robe River
- Dembi River
- Wanchet River
- Walaqa River
- Bashilo River
- Checheho River
- Lake Tana, into which flow
- Lesser Abay
- Magech River
- Lesser Angereb River
- Reb River
- Gumara River
- Adar River (South Sudan)
- Yabus River
- Daga River (Deqe Sonka Shet)
- Sobat River (South Sudan)
- Baro River
- Jikawo River
- Alero River (or Alwero River)
- Birbir River
- Dipa River
- Gebora River (Kabora River)
- Karsa River
- Gebora River (Kabora River)
- Dipa River
- Gebba River
- Sor River
- Pibor River
- Gilo River
- Akobo River
- Baro River
- Atbarah River
Flowing into the Indian Ocean
- Jubba River
- Shebelle River
- Fafen River (only reaches the Shebelle in times of flood)
- Jerer River
- Erer River
- Ramis River
- Galetti River
- Dungeta River
- Gololcha River
- Fafen River (only reaches the Shebelle in times of flood)
- Ganale Dorya River
- Mena River
- Weyib River or Gestro River
- Welmel River
- Dawa River
- Shebelle River
Flowing into endorheic basins
An endorheic basin, is a drainage basin, or watershed, which does not flow into a major ocean.
Afar Depression
- Awash River
- Logiya River
- Mille River
- Borkana River
- Ataye River
- Hawadi River
- Kabenna River
- Germama River (or Kasam River)
- Durkham River
- Keleta River
- Mojo River
- Akaki River
- Dechatu River
Lake Ziway
- Meki River
- Katar River
Lake Abaya
- Bilate River
Lake Chamo
- Kulfo River
Lake Chew Bahir
- Weito River
- Sagan River
Lake Turkana
- Kibish River
- Omo River
- Usno River
- Mago River
- Neri River
- Mui River
- Denchya River
- Gojeb River
- Gibe River
- Gilgel Gibe River
- Usno River
List by letter
A to G
Abay River - Adabay River - Akaki River - Akobo River - Alero River - Angereb River - Ataba River - Ataye River - Atbarah River - Awash River - Awetu River - Ayesha River
Balagas River - Baro River - Bashilo River - Beles River - Bilate River - Birbir River - Blue Nile - Borkana River
Cheleleka River
Dabus River - Dawa River - Dechatu River - Dembi River - Denchya River - Didessa River - Dinder River - Doha River - Dukem River - Durkham River
Erer River
Fafen River
Galetti River - Ganale Dorya River - Gebba River - Gebele River - Germama River - Gestro River - Gibe River - Gilgel Gibe River - Gilo River - Gojeb River - Gololcha River - Greater Angereb River - Guder River - Gumara River
H to L
Hanger River - Hawadi River
Jamma River - Jerer River - Jikawo River - Jubba River
Kabenna River - Karsa River - Katar River - Keleta River - Kibish River - Kulfo River
Lagabora River - Lesser Abay - Lesser Angereb - Logiya River
M to S
Mago River - Magech River - Mareb River - Meki River - Mena River - Mille River - Modjo River - Mofar River - Muger River - Mui River
Neri River
Omo River
Pibor River
Qechene River
Rahad River - Reb River - Robe River
Sagan River - Shebelle River - Shinfa River - Sor River
T to Z
Tekezé River
Usno River - Ubbi Ubbi River
Wabe River - Walaqa River - Wajja River - Wanchet River - Wari River - Weito River - Weyib River - Welmel River
Yabus River
Images for kids
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Map of Ethiopia showing some of the main rivers
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A map of the Atbara River drainage basin
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A map of the Abbay River drainage basin
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A map of the Sobat River drainage basin
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A map of the Omo River
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Ríos de Etiopía para niños
