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 where the Sulluh, Genfel and Agula'i Rivers meet, and hence be the future source of Giba River.
| Giba River | |
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The Giba River at Addi Lihtsi | |
Giba River in Tigray Region | |
| Location | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Tigray Region |
| Districts (woreda) |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Genfel River |
| • location | Shugu'a Shugu'i in Emni Ankelalu |
| • elevation | 1,770 m (5,810 ft) |
| 2nd source | Sulluh River |
| Mouth | Tekezé River |
• location | Down from Jo’amare in Kola Tembien |
• coordinates | 13.605°N 38.635°E |
• elevation | 970 m (3,180 ft) |
| Length | 121 km (75 mi) |
| Basin size | 5,200 km2 (2,000 sq mi) |
| Width | |
| • average | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Old bridge in Debre Nazret |
| • maximum | 1,740 m3/s (61,000 cu ft/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Upstream of the confluence with Tanqwa in Barashuwa |
| • maximum | 551 m3/s (19,500 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Permanent river |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Ilala, May Gabat |
| • right | Inda Sillasie River, Tanqwa |
| Waterbodies | Future Lake Giba, Gereb Segen and many small reservoirs |
| Bridges | Qarano, Old bridge (Debre Nazret), Abergele |
| Topography | Mountains and deep gorges |
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