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Tsaliet
Tsaliet is a river in northern Ethiopia, belonging to the Nile basin. Rising in the mountains of Dogu’a Tembien, where it is first called May Leiba River and then Tinsehe River, it flows westward through a deep gorge, to become Tsaliet in its lower course, where it empties in Weri’i River, just upstream of the main Weri’i bridge along the road to Adwa. Characteristics It is mostly a confined river, locally meandering in its narrow alluvial plain, with an average slope gradient of 25 metres per kilometre. With its tributaries, the river has cut deep gorges. Along the middle of its course, it occupies sandy pediments in Addeha. Flash floods and flood buffering Runoff mostly happens in the form of high runoff discharge events that occur in a very short period (called flash floods). These are related to the steep topography, often little vegetation cover and intense convective rainfall. The peaks of such flash floods have often a 50 to 100 times larger discharge than the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Degua Tembien
Dogu'a Tembien (, "Upper Tembien", sometimes transliterated as Degua Tembien) is a woreda in Tigray Region, Ethiopia. It is named in part after the former province of Tembien. Nowadays, the mountainous district is part of the Southeastern Tigray Zone. The administrative centre of this woreda is Hagere Selam. History Dogu’a Tembien holds numerous prehistoric sites, which have been dated to the Middle Stone Age in Ayninbirkekin, or Pastoral Neolithic in Aregen and Menachek. Geography Topography and landscapes Major mountains :* Tsatsen, 2815 metres, a wide mesa between Hagere Selam and Inda Maryam Qorar () :* Ekli Imba, 2799 metres, summit of the Arebay massif in Arebay ''tabia'' or district () :* Imba Zuw’ala, 2710 metres, near Hagere Selam () :* Aregen, 2660 metres, in Aregen ''tabia'' () :* Dabba Selama, 2630 metres, in Haddinnet ''tabia'' () (not to be confused with the homonymous monastery) :* Imba Dogu’a, 2610 metres, in Mizane Birhan ''tabia'' () :* Imb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tegula'i
Ayninbirkekin is a ''tabia'' or municipality in the Dogu'a Tembien district of the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Literal meaning of Ayninbirkekin in Tigrinya is "We will not bend". The ''tabia'' centre is in Halah village, located approximately 8 km to the east of the ''woreda'' town Hagere Selam. Main town is Ala'isa, situated on the ridge overseeing the Giba valley. Geography The ''tabia'' is located astride a main water divide (that is followed by the main road) and stretches down towards May Zegzeg river at the south and upper Tsaliet River at the north. Three highest places (at around 2600 m a.s.l.) are Meri’a Ziban in the west, Imba Ra’isot in the centre and the escarpment to Arebay at the north. The lowest places are the confluence of May Zegzeg and May Be’ati Rivers (1970 m a.s.l.) in the south and in the north May Leiba River near Iyesus church (2240 m a.s.l.). Geology From the higher to the lower locations, the following geological formatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayninbirkekin
Ayninbirkekin is a ''tabia'' or municipality in the Degua Tembien, Dogu'a Tembien district of the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Literal meaning of Ayninbirkekin in Tigrinya is "We will not bend". The ''tabia'' centre is in Halah village, located approximately 8 km to the east of the ''woreda'' town Hagere Selam (Degua Tembien), Hagere Selam. Main town is Ala'isa, situated on the ridge overseeing the Giba valley. Geography The ''tabia'' is located astride a main water divide (that is followed by the main road) and stretches down towards May Zegzeg river at the south and upper Tsaliet River at the north. Three highest places (at around 2600 m a.s.l.) are Meri’a Ziban in the west, Imba Ra’isot in the centre and the escarpment to Arebay at the north. The lowest places are the confluence of May Zegzeg and May Be’ati Rivers (1970 m a.s.l.) in the south and in the north May Leiba River near Iyesus church (2240 m a.s.l.). Geology From the higher to the lower ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kidane Mihret River
Kidane Mihret is a river of the Nile basin. Rising in the mountains of Dogu’a Tembien in northern Ethiopia, it flows northward to empty finally in Weri’i and Tekezé River. Characteristics It is a confined bedrock river, with an average slope gradient of 102 metres per kilometre. With its tributaries, the river has cut a deep gorge. Flash floods and flood buffering Runoff mostly happens in the form of high runoff discharge events that occur in a very short period (called flash floods). These are related to the steep topography, often little vegetation cover and intense convective rainfall. The peaks of such flash floods have often a 50 to 100 times larger discharge than the preceding baseflow. The magnitude of floods in to a certain extent buffered by the presence of the large Awhi Dur forest in its catchment. Also, exclosures have been established; the dense vegetation largely contributes to enhanced infiltration, less flooding and better baseflow. Physical conservati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tinsehe Waterfall 2
Selam is a ''tabia'' or municipality in the Dogu'a Tembien district of the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. The ''tabia'' centre is in Addi Werho village, located approximately 3 km to the northeast of the ''woreda'' town Hagere Selam. Geography The ''tabia'' stretches down north of the ridge occupied by the main road towards the Tinsehe gorge. The highest peak is Imba Khoboro (2730 m a.s.l.) and the lowest place at the foot of the waterfall in Tinsehe (2000 m a.s.l.). Geology From the higher to the lower locations, the following geological formations are present: * Phonolite plugs * Upper basalt * Interbedded lacustrine deposits * Lower basalt * Amba Aradam Formation * Antalo Limestone * Quaternary alluvium and freshwater tufa Geomorphology and soils The main geomorphic units, with corresponding soil types are: Hagere Selam Highlands, along the upper basalt and sandstone ridge * Associated soil types ** shallow soils with high stone contents (Ske ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tinsehe
Selam is a ''tabia'' or municipality in the Dogu'a Tembien district of the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. The ''tabia'' centre is in Addi Werho village, located approximately 3 km to the northeast of the ''woreda'' town Hagere Selam. Geography The ''tabia'' stretches down north of the ridge occupied by the main road towards the Tinsehe gorge. The highest peak is Imba Khoboro (2730 m a.s.l.) and the lowest place at the foot of the waterfall in Tinsehe (2000 m a.s.l.). Geology From the higher to the lower locations, the following geological formations are present: * Phonolite plugs * Upper basalt * Interbedded lacustrine deposits * Lower basalt * Amba Aradam Formation * Antalo Limestone * Quaternary alluvium and freshwater tufa Geomorphology and soils The main geomorphic units, with corresponding soil types are: Hagere Selam Highlands, along the upper basalt and sandstone ridge * Associated soil types ** shallow soils with high stone contents (Ske ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Degol Woyane
Degol Woyane is a ''tabia'' or municipality in the Dogu'a Tembien district of the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. It includes Dabba Selama, the oldest monastery of Ethiopia, and the most inaccessible in the world. The ''tabia'' centre is in Zala village, located approximately 10 km to the west of the ''woreda'' town Hagere Selam. Geography The ''tabia'' stretches down west of Melfa, along the westernmost ridge of Dogu'a Tembien. The highest peak is T'afa (2580 m a.s.l.) and the lowest place Addi Welo (1990 m a.s.l.). Geology From the higher to the lower locations, the following geological formations are present: * Lower basalt * Amba Aradam Formation * Adigrat Sandstone Springs As there are no permanent rivers, the presence of springs is of utmost importance for the local people. The following are the springs in the tabia: * May Dara in Zala * Addi Welo Livelihood The population lives essentially from crop farming, supplemented with off-season work in nearby towns. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graliwdo
Graliwdo is a river of the Nile basin. Rising in the mountains of Degua Tembien, Dogu’a Tembien in northern Ethiopia, it flows northward to empty finally in Wari River, Weri’i and Tekezé River. Characteristics It is a confined ephemeral river, locally meandering in its narrow alluvial plain, with an average slope gradient of 78 metres per kilometre. Hydrology The effects of check dams on hydrograph, runoff response have been studied in this river. An increase of hydraulic roughness by check dams and water transmission losses in deposited sediments are responsible for the delay of runoff to reach the lower part of the river channels. The reduction of peak runoff discharge was larger in the river segment with check dams and vegetation (minus 12%) than in segment without treatment (minus 5.5%). Reduction of total runoff volume was also larger in the river with check dams than in the untreated river. The implementation of check dams combined with vegetation reduced peak flo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wari River
Wari River is a river of northern Ethiopia and a tributary of the Tekezé River. It rises in the Gar'alta and flows to the southwest into the Tekezé at . Tributaries of the Wari include the Assam, Chemit, Meseuma, Tsedia, Agefet and Tsaliet rivers. The general drainage is westward, to the Tekezze River. Main tributaries in Dogu’a Tembien district are, from upstream to downstream * Agefet River ** Amblo River, in ''tabia'' Addi Walka ** Azef River, at the border of ''tabias'' Addi Walka and Haddinnet ** Ab'aro River, in ''tabia'' Haddinnet and ''woreda'' Kola Tembien * May Leiba, in ''tabia'' Ayninbirkekin, which becomes Tinsehe R. in Selam and Mahbere Sillasie, and Tsaliet River, downstream from the Dabba Selama monastery ** Khunale River, in ''tabia'' Selam ** Harehuwa River, in ''tabia'' Mahbere Sillasie ** Kidan Mihret River, in ''tabia'' Mahbere Sillasie ** Ferrey River, at the border of ''tabias'' Mahbere Sillasie and Degol Woyane See also * List of rivers of Ethiopi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferrey River
Ferrey is a river of the Nile basin. Rising in the mountains of Dogu’a Tembien in northern Ethiopia, it flows northward to empty finally in Weri’i and Tekezé River. Characteristics It is a confined bedrock river, with an average slope gradient of 141 metres per kilometre. Flash floods and flood buffering Runoff mostly happens in the form of high runoff discharge events that occur in a very short period (called flash floods). These are related to the steep topography, often little vegetation cover and intense convective rainfall. The peaks of such flash floods have often a 50 to 100 times larger discharge than the preceding baseflow. The magnitude of floods in this river has however been decreased due to interventions in the catchment: exclosures have been established; the dense vegetation largely contributes to enhanced infiltration, less flooding and better baseflow. Physical conservation structures such as stone bunds and check dams also intercept runoff. Irrigate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korowya
Korowya is a river of the Nile basin. Rising in the mountains of Dogu’a Tembien in northern Ethiopia, it flows westward to empty finally in the Weri’i and Tekezé River. Characteristics It is a meandering stream in a semi-confined alluvial plain, with an average slope gradient of 31 metres per kilometre. Flash floods and flood buffering Runoff mostly happens in the form of high runoff discharge events that occur in a very short period (called flash floods). These are related to the steep topography, often little vegetation cover and intense convective rainfall. The peaks of such flash floods have often a 50 to 100 times larger discharge than the preceding baseflow. The magnitude of floods in this river has not been decreased due to interventions in the catchment. Physical conservation structures such as stone bunds and check dams are few and insufficient. On many steep slopes, there are remnant forests; the dense vegetation contributes to enhanced infiltration, but ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agefet
Agefet is a river of the Nile basin. Rising in the mountains of Gheralta in northern Ethiopia, it flows westward to empty finally in Weri’i and Tekezé River. Characteristics It is a confined ephemeral river, locally meandering in its narrow alluvial plain, with an average slope gradient of 13 metres per kilometre. At the end of its course, it occupies a sandy pediment. Flash floods and flood buffering Runoff mostly happens in the form of high runoff discharge events that occur in a very short period (called flash floods). These are related to the steep topography, often little vegetation cover and intense convective rainfall. The peaks of such flash floods have often a 50 to 100 times larger discharge than the preceding baseflow. The magnitude of floods in this river has however been decreased due to interventions in the catchment. Physical conservation structures such as stone bunds and check dams intercept runoff. On many steep slopes, exclosures have been establishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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