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Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...

, arranged geographically by drainage basin. There is an alphabetic list at the end of this article.

Flowing into the Mediterranean

*''Nile (Egypt, Sudan)''

Atbarah River

* Mareb River (or Gash River) (only reaches the Atbarah in times of flood) ** Obel River ** Belessa *

Tekezé River The Tekezé River (; , originally meaning "river" in Ge’ez; , also spelled Takkaze; ), is a major river in Ethiopia. For part of its course it forms a section of the westernmost border of Ethiopia and Eritrea. The river is also known as the Seti ...

(or Takkaze or Setit) ** Zarima River ** Ataba River ** Wari River *** Qortem Zer'a *** Tsaliet **** Agefet *****

Ab'aro The Ab’aro is a river of the Nile basin. Rising in the mountains of Degua Tembien , Dogu’a Tembien in northern Ethiopia, it flows northwestward to empty into the Wari River, Weri’i, which is a tributary of Tekezé River. Characteristics ...

***** Azef River ***** Amblo **** Korowya **** Ferrey River ****

Kidane Mihret River The 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 the Wari and Tekezé River. Characteristics It is a confined bedrock river, with an av ...

**** May Meqa **** Graliwdo **

Giba River The Giba is a river of northern Ethiopia. It starts at the confluence of Genfel and Sulluh (which rises in the mountains of Mugulat) (3,298 metres above sea level) and flows westward to the Tekezé River. Future Lake Giba will occupy the plain w ...

*** Tanqwa **** Tsech'i River **** May Qoqah **** Arwadito **** Adawro River *** May Selelo *** Zikuli River *** Gra Adiam River, also called Bitchoqo River *** Zeyi River *** Inda Sillasie River **** May Zegzeg ***** May Harena ***** May Sho'ate **** May Be'ati River *** Addi Keshofo River ***

May Gabat The May Gabat is a river of northern Ethiopia. Rising in the mountains of Enderta (woreda), Inderta (2,233 metres above sea level), it flows westward to Giba River, which empties finally in the Tekezé River. The Gereb Segen (May Gabat), Gereb S ...

*** Inda Anbesa *** Ruba Bich'i River *** Hurura **** Afedena River ***** May Ayni **** Shimbula *** Ilala River *** Qarano River *** Agula'i River *** Genfel *** Sulluh **** Ch'eqofo River ** Balagas River * Angereb River (or Greater Angereb River) * Shinfa River

Blue Nile The Blue Nile is a river originating at Lake Tana in Ethiopia. It travels for approximately through Ethiopia and Sudan. Along with the White Nile, it is one of the two major Tributary, tributaries of the Nile and supplies about 85.6% of the wa ...
(or Abay River)

* Rahad River * Dinder River *

Beles River The Beles (''Kusa'' in Gumuz language) is a river of western Ethiopia. The Beles, a tributary of the Abay River (Blue Nile), originates in Dangur woreda and flows southwest to its confluence. Its catchment area amounts to about 14,200 square kilo ...

* Dabus River * Didessa River ** Hanger River (or Angar River) *** Wajja River * Birr River ** Temcha River *** Gulla River * Guder River * Muger River * Jamma River ** Wanchet River *** Qechene River * Walaqa River *

Bashilo River The Bashilo River (less often known as the Beshitta) is located in Ethiopia. Known for its canyon, which one source describes as almost as extensive as the canyon of its parent the Abay River, Abay, also known as the Blue Nile, the river originate ...

Checheho River The Checheho River is a small river located in north-central Ethiopia. Part of the watershed of the Abay River, it rises to the east of Debre Zebit to flow south to join the Bashilo River. Its major tributary is the Zhit'a, which enters the Ch ...

Lake Tana Lake Tana (; previously transcribed Tsana) is the largest lake in Ethiopia and a source of the Blue Nile. Located in Amhara Region in the north-western Ethiopian Highlands, the lake is approximately long and wide, with a maximum depth of , and ...

, into which flow ** Gilgel Abay ** Magech River *** Lesser Angereb River **

Reb River The Reb (also transliterated as Rib; Amharic "bottom, buttocks") is a river of north-central Ethiopia which empties into Lake Tana in a small delta. The river originates on the slopes of Mount Guna, and flows west through Kemekem woreda. It has ...

** Gumara River *''Adar River (South Sudan)'' ** Yabus River ** Daga River (Deqe Sonka Shet)

''Sobat River (South Sudan)''

Baro River The Baro River () 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 to join the Pi ...

** Jikawo River ** Alero River (or Alwero River) **

Birbir River The Birbir River of southwestern Ethiopia is a tributary of the Baro River, which it creates at its confluence with the Gebba. It is politically important because its course defines part of the boundary between the Mirab Welega and Illubabor Zo ...

***Dipa River ****Kobara River ***** Qarsa River *** Sor River **

Gebba River The Gebba (or Geba) is a river of southwestern Ethiopia. It is a tributary of the Baro River, which is created at the confluence of the Gebba and the Birbir River, Birbir. The river is the planned site for the twin Gebba Hydro electric power da ...

* Pibor River ** Gilo River *** Dembi River ** Akobo River *** Cechi River *** Chiarini River *** Owag River *** Neubari River *** Ajuba River *** Kaia River

Flowing into the Indian Ocean

Jubba River The Jubba River or Juba River (, ) is a river in southern Somalia which flows through the region of Jubaland. It begins at the border with Ethiopia, where the Dawa and Ganale Dorya rivers meet, and flows directly south to the Somali Sea, where ...

Shebelle River The Shebelle River ( Oromo: Laga Shabeellee, , , ) also known historically as the Nile of Mogadishu, begins in the highlands of Ethiopia, and then flows southeast into Somalia towards Mogadishu. Near Mogadishu, it turns sharply southwest, where ...

*** Fafen River (only reaches the Shebelle in times of flood) **** Jerer River *** Erer River ***Ramis River **** Galetti River ****Mojo River ***Dungeta River ** Ganale Dorya River *** Mena River *** Weyib River or Gestro River *** Welmel River **

Dawa River Dawa or Dawah may refer to: Places China *Dawa, Jilin, in Ningjiang District, Songyuan *Dawa County (大洼县), Panjin, Liaoning *Dawa, Dawa County, Liaoning *Dawa, Changtu County, Liaoning *Dawa Chik, One Month in (Tibetan) Other countrie ...

*** Kojowa River *** Aflata River *** Awata River

Flowing into
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Afar Depression

Awash River } The Awash River (sometimes spelled Awaash; Oromo language, Oromo: ''Awaash OR Hawaas'', Amharic: ዐዋሽ, Afar language, Afar: ''Hawaash We'ayot'', Somali language, Somali: ''Webiga Dir'', Italian language, Italian: ''Auasc'') is a major river ...

** Logiya River ** Mille River *** Ala River *** Golima River ** Borkana River **

Ataye River The Ataye is a river in central Ethiopia. It flows into the Awash River } The Awash River (sometimes spelled Awaash; Oromo language, Oromo: ''Awaash OR Hawaas'', Amharic: ዐዋሽ, Afar language, Afar: ''Hawaash We'ayot'', Somali language, Soma ...

Hawadi River Hawadi River is a river of Ethiopia. It is a tributary of the Awash River } The Awash River (sometimes spelled Awaash; Oromo language, Oromo: ''Awaash OR Hawaas'', Amharic: ዐዋሽ, Afar language, Afar: ''Hawaash We'ayot'', Somali language, So ...

Kabenna River The Kabenna is a river of central Ethiopia. It is a tributary of the Awash River to its west, having its source to the southwest of Ankobar. G.W.B. Huntingford speculates that it may be the same river as the Kuba, which is mentioned in the ''Futu ...

** Germama River (or Kasam River) **

Gololcha River Gololcha River is a river of eastern Ethiopia. It flows into the Awash River } The Awash River (sometimes spelled Awaash; Oromo language, Oromo: ''Awaash OR Hawaas'', Amharic: ዐዋሽ, Afar language, Afar: ''Hawaash We'ayot'', Somali language, ...

Dukem River Dukem River is a river of central Ethiopia. It is the namesake of the town Dukem. It is a tributary of the Awash River. See also *Rivers of Ethiopia This is a list of streams and rivers in Ethiopia, arranged geographically by drainage ...

** Keleta River **

Akaki River The Akaki is a river in central Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is a right tributary of the Awash River. The Akaki River happens to also be the largest river in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. However, many do not notice it due to the thick fores ...

***Sendafa River * Dechatu River

Lake Ziway Lake Ziway, also known as Hora-Dambal or Dambal ( Oromo: ''Hora Dambal'', Amharic: ዟይ ሐይቅ), is one of the freshwater Rift Valley lakes of Ethiopia. It is the home of the Zay people. Located about 100 miles south of Addis Ababa, on the ...

* Meki River * Katar River

Lake Turkana Lake Turkana () is a saline lake in the Kenyan Rift Valley, in northern Kenya, with its far northern end crossing into Ethiopia. It is the world's largest permanent desert lake and the world's largest alkaline lake. By volume it is the world ...

* Kibish River * Omo River ** Usno River *** Mago River *** Neri River ** Mui River ** Mantsa River ** Zigina River ** Denchya River ** Gojeb River ** Gibe River *** Gilgel Gibe River *** Maze River ** Wabe River

Lake Abaya Lake Abaya (Amharic: አባያ ሐይቅ) is a lake in the South Ethiopia Regional State of Ethiopia. It is located in the Main Ethiopian Rift, east of the Guge Mountains. The town of Arba Minch lies on its southwestern shore, and the souther ...

Bilate River The Bilate is a river of south-central Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, ...

* Gidabo River

Lake Chew Bahir

* Weito River ** Sagan River

Alphabetic list

A to G

Abay River - Adabay River -

- Akobo River - Ala River - Alero River - Angereb River - Ataba River -

- Atbarah River -

Awetu River The Awetu is a river in southwestern Ethiopia, located in Oromia Regional State. The upper reaches are mostly agricultural; the river then flows downstream directly through the city of Jimma. It is a tributary of the Gilgel Gibe River. The averag ...

Ayesha River Ayesha River is an intermittent river found in Eastern Ethiopia. Its drainage basin is part of the East African Rift The East African Rift (EAR) or East African Rift System (EARS) is an active continental rift zone in East Africa. The EAR beg ...

- Dhadheba River- Lugita River Balagas River -

Blue Nile The Blue Nile is a river originating at Lake Tana in Ethiopia. It travels for approximately through Ethiopia and Sudan. Along with the White Nile, it is one of the two major Tributary, tributaries of the Nile and supplies about 85.6% of the wa ...

- Borkana River Cheleleka River Dabus River -

- Dechatu River - Dembi River - Denchya River - Didessa River - Dinder River - Doha River -

Erer River Fafen River Galetti River - Ganale Dorya River -

- Gebele River - Germama River - Gestro River - Gidabo River - Gibe River - Gilgel Gibe River - Gilo River - Gojeb River - Golima River -

- Greater Angereb River - Guder River - Gumara River

H to L

Hanger River -

Jamma River - Jerer River - Jikawo 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 -

- Robe River Sagan River -

- Shinfa River - Sor River

T to Z

Tella River Usno River - Ubbi Ubbi River Wabe River - Walaqa River - Wajja River - Wanchet River - Wari River - Weito River - Weyib River - Welmel River Yabus River Zarima River

External links

Map of major rivers of Ethiopia
{{Africa topic, List of rivers of *

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