Tekezé River
The Tekezé or Täkkäze River (Amharic:, Tigrinya:; originally meaning "river" in Ge'ez, Arabic: ), also spelled Takkaze,, is a major Ethiopian river. It forms a section of Ethiopia's and Eritrea's westernmost border for a portion of its length. In Eritrea, western Ethiopia, and eastern Sudan, the river is also known as the Setit (Arabic: ). The Tekezé River is 608 kilometers (378 miles) long, according to materials published by the Ethiopian Central Statistical Agency. The canyon it has formed is the deepest in Africa and one of the deepest in the world, reaching depths of over 2000 meters at some points (6,562 feet).
The Tekezé River rises in the central Ethiopian Highlands near Mount Qachen within Lasta and flows west, north, and then west again, forming the westernmost border of Ethiopia and Eritrea from the confluence of the Tomsa with the Tekezé at 14°11′N 37°31.7′E to the tripoint between the two countries and Sudan at 14°15′27′′N 36°33′37′′E. It joins the Atbarah River, a tributary of the Nile, after entering northeastern Sudan at the tripoint. The Tekezé is possibly the true upper course of the Atbarah, as the latter follows the longer course prior to the two rivers' confluence.
The names of its main tributaries in Ethiopia from its source are: Tahali, Meri, Tellare, Sullo, Arekwa, Gheoa, Wari, Firafira, Tocoro, and Gumalo Rivers on the right bank; and Nili, Balagas, Saha, Bembea, Ataba, Zarima, and Kwalema Rivers on the left bank.
Length: 608 km (378 mi)
