Borkana River

Borkana River
Borkana River
Native name	Tshaffa (Oromo); ቦርከና ወንዝ (Amharic);
Location
Country	Ethiopia
Regions	Amhara, Afar
Physical characteristics
Source	Ethiopian Highlands
• location	Near Dessie
• coordinates	11°14′26″N 39°36′50″E
• elevation	2,745 m (9,006 ft)
Mouth	Awash River
• coordinates	10°41′03″N 40°27′10″E
• elevation	556 m (1,824 ft)
Length	185 km (115 mi)
Basin size	3,279 km2 (1,266 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Mouth
• average	14.35 m3/s (507 cu ft/s)
• minimum	1.38 m3/s (49 cu ft/s)
• maximum	80.8 m3/s (2,850 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Awash → Lake Abbe
River system	Awash Basin
Cities	Dessie, Kombolcha, Kemise
Population	1,200,000

Borkana River is a river of central Ethiopia. It is a left tributary of the Awash. Johann Ludwig Krapf records that it was called "Tshaffa" by the local Oromo people.^[3]

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Native name	Tshaffa (Oromo) ቦርከና ወንዝ (Amharic)
Location
Country	Ethiopia
Regions	Amhara, Afar
Physical characteristics

Source	Ethiopian Highlands
• location	Near Dessie
• coordinates	11°14′26″N 39°36′50″E
• elevation	2,745 m (9,006 ft)

Mouth	Awash River
• coordinates	10°41′03″N 40°27′10″E
• elevation	556 m (1,824 ft)
Length	185 km (115 mi)^[1]
Basin size	3,279 km² (1,266 sq mi)^[1]

Discharge
• location	Mouth^[1]
• average	14.35 m³/s (507 cu ft/s)
• minimum	1.38 m³/s (49 cu ft/s)
• maximum	80.8 m³/s (2,850 cu ft/s)

Basin features
Progression	Awash → Lake Abbe
River system	Awash Basin
Cities	Dessie, Kombolcha, Kemise
Population	1,200,000^[2]