Agefet | |
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Agefet River in Dogu’a Tembien | |
Location | |
Country | Ethiopia |
Region | Tigray Region |
District (woreda) | Dogu’a Tembien |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Gheralta |
• location | 8 km east of Tsigereda |
• elevation | 2,135 m (7,005 ft) |
Mouth | Tsaliet River |
• location | between Addeha and Gelebeda |
• coordinates | 13°48′07″N 39°06′56″E / 13.8020°N 39.1156°E |
• elevation | 1,604 m (5,262 ft) |
Length | 41 km (25 mi) |
Width | |
• average | 55 m (180 ft) |
Basin features | |
River system | Seasonal/permanent river |
Landmarks | Kayeh Be’ati caves in Addi Nkrti |
Tributaries | |
• left | Amblo, Azef River, Ab'aro[1] |
Waterbodies | Ginda'i reservoir |
Bridges | on the Werqamba-Hawzien road; on the Tsigereda-Wukro road |
Topography | Mountains and deep gorges |
The Agefet is a river of the Nile basin. Rising in the mountains of Gheralta in northern Ethiopia, it flows westward to empty finally in the Weri’i which itself discharges into Tekezé River.