Fafen River

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Fafen River
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Map showing the Jubba and Shebelle rivers drainage basin
Location
Country Ethiopia
Region Somali, Oromia
Physical characteristics
Source Ethiopian Highlands
  locationNear Chinaksen
  coordinates 9°31′43″N42°34′28″E / 9.528706°N 42.574535°E / 9.528706; 42.574535
  elevation2,505 m (8,219 ft)
Mouth Shebelle River (sometimes)
  coordinates
5°02′45″N44°59′00″E / 5.045836°N 44.983357°E / 5.045836; 44.983357
  elevation
199 m (653 ft)
Length713 km (443 mi) [1]
Basin size45,572 km2 (17,595 sq mi) [1]
Discharge 
  locationMouth [1]
  average37.5 m3/s (1,320 cu ft/s)
  minimum0 m3/s (0 cu ft/s)
  maximum115.2 m3/s (4,070 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression ShebelleJubbaSomali Sea
River system Jubba Basin
Population969,000 [2]
Tributaries 
  left Jerer River

Fafen River is a river of eastern Ethiopia. Rising to the east of Harar, in Harari Region, it cuts through a series of wide, flat shelves of sedimentary rocks made of sandstone, limestone, and gypsum as it descends in a south-eastern direction towards the Shebelle River. [3] The Fafen only joins the Shebelle river during times of heavy rainfall.

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