Dukem River

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Dukem River
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Dukem River
Location
Country Ethiopia
Regions Oromia, Addis Ababa
Physical characteristics
Source Ethiopian Highlands
  locationMount Yarar
  coordinates 8°53′58″N38°57′37″E / 8.89944°N 38.96028°E / 8.89944; 38.96028
  elevation2,990 m (9,810 ft)
Mouth Awash River
  coordinates
8°34′52″N38°46′38″E / 8.58111°N 38.77722°E / 8.58111; 38.77722
  elevation
1,784 m (5,853 ft)
Length47 km (29 mi) [1]
Basin size342 km2 (132 sq mi) [1]
Discharge 
  locationMouth [1]
  average1.97 m3/s (70 cu ft/s)
  minimum0.368 m3/s (13.0 cu ft/s)
  maximum8.68 m3/s (307 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionAwash → Lake Abbe
River system Awash Basin
Population196,000 [2]

Dukem River is a river of central Ethiopia. [3] It is the namesake of the town Dukem. [4] It is a tributary of the Awash River.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lehner, Bernhard; Verdin, Kristine; Jarvis, Andy (2008-03-04). "New Global Hydrography Derived From Spaceborne Elevation Data" . Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union. 89 (10): 93–94. doi:10.1029/2008eo100001. ISSN   0096-3941.
  2. Liu, L., Cao, X., Li, S., & Jie, N. (2023). GlobPOP: A 31-year (1990-2020) global gridded population dataset generated by cluster analysis and statistical learning (1.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10088105
  3. D, Tegegne; A, Mengesha (2022-10-07). "Estimation of Owned and Street Dog Population by Quesionnire Survey and Mark-Recapture Method in Three Urban Areas: Bishoftu, Dukem and Modjo Towns". Austin Journal of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry.
  4. Fortune, (Addis). "Dukem Aspires for New Master Plan Amid Officials Squabbling" . Retrieved 2024-06-14.