| Dechatu River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Ahmar Mountains |
| • coordinates | 9°27′59″N41°47′13″E / 9.46639°N 41.78694°E |
| • elevation | 2,085 m (6,841 ft) |
| Mouth | Lake Abbe (river bed) |
• coordinates | 11°6′42″N41°43′3″E / 11.11167°N 41.71750°E [1] |
• elevation | 247 m (810 ft) |
| Length | 359 km (223 mi) [1] |
| Basin size | 21,165 km2 (8,172 sq mi) [1] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Mouth [1] |
| • average | 82.6 m3/s (2,920 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 8.27 m3/s (292 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 211 m3/s (7,500 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Lake Abbe Basin |
| Cities | Dire Dawa |
The Dechatu River is a river of eastern Ethiopia. [2] It rises in the Ahmar Mountains to flow north through the second largest city in the country, Dire Dawa, towards the Awash River. The river appears to lose itself in the Cantur Plain (Buren Meda) north of Dire Dawa, while its river bed weaves through mountains to reach Lake Abbe in a small fan delta. [1]
