Bilate River
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| Bilate River | |
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| Mouth | near 6°37′54″N 37°59′6″E / 6.63167°N 37.985°ECoordinates: 6°37′54″N 37°59′6″E / 6.63167°N 37.985°E into Lake Abaya |
| Basin countries | Ethiopia |
The Bilate is a river of south-central Ethiopia. It rises on the southwestern slopes of Mount Gurage near 6°2′N 38°7′E / 6.033°N 38.117°E, flowing south along the western side of the Great Rift Valley, to empty into Lake Abaya at 6°37′54″N 37°59′6″E / 6.63167°N 37.985°E. David Buxton recorded its importance as defining the boundary between the Sidamo district on the eastern side, and the Wolaita district on the western; he also describes finding a weekly market beside a ford named Dinto.[1]
This river is not navigable and it has no notable tributaries. Along the middle of its course the Bilate flows past the Bilate River volcanic field.
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[edit] References
- ^ David Buxton, Travels in Ethiopia, second edition (London: Benn, 1967), pp. 98f
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