List of rivers of Ethiopia
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This is a list of streams and rivers in Ethiopia, 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)
- Tekezé River (or Takkaze or Setit)
- Zarima River
- Ataba River
- Wari River
- Giba River
- Tanqwa
- May Selelo
- Zikuli River
- Gra Adiam River, also called Bitchoqo River
- Zeyi River
- Inda Sillasie River
- Addi Keshofo River
- May Gabat
- Inda Anbesa
- Ruba Bich'i River
- Hurura
- Ilala River
- Qarano River
- Agula'i River
- Genfel
- Sulluh
- Balagas River
- Angereb River (or Greater Angereb River)
- Shinfa River
Blue Nile (or Abay River)[]
- Rahad River
- Dinder River
- Beles River
- Dabus River
- Didessa River
- Hanger River (or Angar River)
- Gulla River
- Guder River
- Muger River
- Jamma River
- Walaqa River
- Bashilo River
- Lake Tana, into which flow
- Gilgel 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
- Kobara River
- Kobara River
- Dipa River
- Gebba River
- Pibor River
Flowing into the Indian Ocean[]
- Jubba River
- Shebelle River
- Fafen River (only reaches the Shebelle in times of flood)
- Erer River
- Ramis River
- Dungeta River
- Ganale Dorya River
- Mena River
- Weyib River or Gestro River
- Welmel River
- Dawa River
- Shebelle River
Flowing into endorheic basins[]
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
- Akaki River
- Dechatu River
Lake Ziway[]
- Meki River
- Katar River
Lake Turkana[]
- Kibish River
- Omo River
- Usno River
- Mui River
- Mantsa River
- Zigina River
- Denchya River
- Gojeb River
- Gibe River
- Gilgel Gibe River
- Wabe River
Lake Abaya[]
Lake Chew Bahir[]
Alphabetic list[]
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
Dabus River - Dawa River - Dechatu River - Dembi River - Denchya River - Didessa River - Dinder River - - Dukem River - Durkham River
Galetti River - Ganale Dorya River - Gebba River - - Germama River - Gestro River - Gidabo River - Gibe River - Gilgel Gibe River - Gilo River - Gojeb River - - Gololcha River - Greater Angereb River - Guder River - Gumara River
H to L[]
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
Omo River
Rahad River - Reb River -
Sagan River - Shebelle River - Shinfa River - Sor River
T to Z[]
Tekezé River Tella River Usno River -
Wabe River - Walaqa River - Wajja River - Wanchet River - Wari River - Weito River - Weyib River - Welmel River
Zarima River
External links[]
- Rivers of Ethiopia
- Lists of rivers by country
- Lists of landforms of Ethiopia