| Belessa River Belesa | |
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| Native name | ሩባ በለሳ (Amharic) |
| Location | |
| Countries | Eritrea, Ethiopia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Tigray Mountains |
| • location | Near Adigrat |
| • coordinates | 14°17′25″N39°25′42″E / 14.29028°N 39.42833°E |
| • elevation | 2,936 m (9,633 ft) |
| Mouth | Mareb River |
• coordinates | 14°37′59″N39°1′16″E / 14.63306°N 39.02111°E |
• elevation | 1,410 m (4,630 ft) |
| Length | 76 km (47 mi) [1] |
| Basin size | 1,775 km2 (685 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Mouth [1] |
| • average | 4.39 m3/s (155 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 0.273 m3/s (9.6 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 24.6 m3/s (870 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Mareb → Atbarah → Nile → Mediterranean Sea |
| River system | Nile Basin |
| Population | 209,000 [2] |
The Belessa River is a tributary of the Mereb River in Ethiopia. Part of its course forms a section of border between Ethiopia and Eritrea. [3]
