Awetu River

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The Awetu is a river in southwestern Ethiopia, located in Oromia Regional State. [1] The upper reaches are mostly agricultural; the river then flows downstream directly through the city of Jimma. [1] It is a tributary of the Gilgel Gibe River. [1]

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The average annual watershed rainfall is about 1699mm. [1] The catchment area of the watershed is 81.9 km2. [1] The elevation range of the watershed is 1698 to 2589 meters above mean sea level. [1] The watershed is largely rural and agricultural, and the western part is forested. [1]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Demissie, Tamene Adugna (2022-03-01). "Land use and land cover change dynamics and its impact on watershed hydrological parameters: the case of Awetu watershed, Ethiopia". Journal of Sedimentary Environments. 7 (1): 79–94. doi:10.1007/s43217-021-00084-1. ISSN   2447-9462.

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