Wanchet River
River in central Ethiopia
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Wanchet River is a river of central Ethiopia, and a tributary of the Jamma River. Along with the Adabay River, it defined the border of the former district of Marra Biete.[1]
| Wanchet River Wonchit | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 10°56′12.545″N 39°34′13.508″E |
| • elevation | 3,030 m (9,940 ft) |
| Mouth | Jamma River |
• coordinates | 10°3′52.466″N 38°40′0.631″E |
• elevation | 1,167 m (3,829 ft) |
| Basin size | 4,200 km2 (1,600 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Jamma → Blue Nile → Nile → Mediterranean Sea |
| River system | Nile Basin |
| Population | 818,000 |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Qechene River |
| • right | Jara |
Its crossing "Aqui afagi" (Aheya Fajj, Amharic "destroyer of donkeys") is mentioned in the account of Portuguese explorer Francisco Álvares, who crossed it several times in the first quarter of the 16th century.[2]