Dembi River
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| Dembi River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Regional State | South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region |
| Zone | Bench Sheko |
| District | Debub Bench |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Mizan Teferi |
| • coordinates | 6°52′34″N 35°30′40″E / 6.876°N 35.511°E |
| • elevation | 1,561 m (5,121 ft) |
| Mouth | Gilo River |
• coordinates | 6°59′27″N 35°28′49″E / 6.990784°N 35.480363°E |
• elevation | 1,081 m (3,547 ft) |
| Length | 17 km (11 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 87 km2 (34 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 0.634 m3/s (22.4 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 0.115 m3/s (4.1 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 1.61 m3/s (57 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Gilo → Pibor → Sobat → White Nile → Nile → Mediterranean Sea |
| River system | Nile Basin |
| Population | 66,700[2] |
| Waterbodies | Dembi Reservoir |
The Dembi is a river of southwestern Ethiopia, in the Debub Bench district.[3]