Ganale Doria River
The Ganale Doria River is a perennial river that flows through southeastern Ethiopia. The Ganale rises in the mountains east of Aleta Wendo and flows south and east to join the Dawa at the Somali border to form the Jubba. The Welmel, Weyib (also known as Gestro), Dumale, Doya, Hawas, and Hambala are among the river's tributaries. The Del Verme Falls are a prominent feature of the middle course.
The Ganale has a total length of 858 km (533 mi) according to materials published by the Ethiopian Central Statistical Agency, of which 480 km (300 mi) are within Ethiopia. According to the Ethiopian Ministry of Water Resources, the Ganale Dorya-Dawa river basin has a catchment area of 171,050 km2 (66,040 sq mi), an annual runoff of 5.80 billion cubic metres (205109 cu ft), and a specific discharge of 1.2 litres per second (0.042 cu ft/s) per square kilometre. The catchment area has the potential to irrigate 1,070 km2 (410 sq mi) and generate 9270 gigatonne-hours per year.
The Italian explorer Vittorio Bottego renamed the river Ganale Doria after the Italian biologist Giacomo Doria.
The Genale Doria is historically significant because it served as the border between the provinces of Sidamo and Bale. The confluence of the Ganale Doria and the Dawa is significant because it marks the beginning of the boundary between Ethiopia and Kenya to the west, and the beginning of the boundary between Ethiopia and Somalia to the east. The Battle of Genale Doria took place to the south of the river's course.
Length: 858 km (533 mi)
