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Keleta River

Coordinates: 7°55′34″N 39°17′36″E / 7.92611°N 39.29333°E / 7.92611; 39.29333
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Keleta River
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Location
CountryEthiopia
RegionOromia
Physical characteristics
SourceEthiopian Highlands
 • locationMount Chilalo
 • coordinates7°55′34″N 39°17′36″E / 7.92611°N 39.29333°E / 7.92611; 39.29333
 • elevation3,583 m (11,755 ft)
MouthAwash River
 • coordinates
8°25′5″N 39°27′1″E / 8.41806°N 39.45028°E / 8.41806; 39.45028
 • elevation
1,344 m (4,409 ft)
Length70 km (43 mi)[1]
Basin size933 km2 (360 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
 • locationMouth[1]
 • average4.79 m3/s (169 cu ft/s)
 • minimum1.44 m3/s (51 cu ft/s)
 • maximum15.9 m3/s (560 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionAwashLake Abbe
River systemAwash Basin
Population273,000[2]

The Keleta is a river in Ethiopia. It arises near the Chilalo mountains and flows into the Awash River.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ Ethiopian Geographical Journal. Mapping and Geography Institute. 1967. Retrieved 25 November 2024.