Agula'i River | |
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Agula’i River in Tigray Region | |
Etymology | After the homonymous town |
Location | |
Country | Ethiopia |
Region | Tigray Region |
Districts (woreda) | Kilte Awula’ilo |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Hayki Mesal in Atsbi Wenberta |
• elevation | 2,159 m (7,083 ft) |
Mouth | Giba River |
• location | Worgesha in Emni Ankelalu |
• coordinates | 13°37′34″N 39°24′14″E / 13.626°N 39.404°E |
• elevation | 1,750 m (5,740 ft) |
Length | 50 km (31 mi) |
Basin size | 692 km2 (267 sq mi) |
Width | |
• average | 25 m (82 ft) |
Discharge | |
• location | Near outlet[1] |
• maximum | 520 m3/s (18,000 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
River system | Permanent river |
Landmarks | Agula’i town |
Waterbodies | Future Lake Giba |
Bridges | Agula’i town, Birki |
Topography | Mountains and deep gorges |
The Agula’i is a river of northern Ethiopia. Rising in the mountains of Atsbi Wenberta (2,676 metres above sea level), it flows southwestward to Giba River which empties finally in the Tekezé River.[2] Future Lake Giba will occupy the plain where Sulluh, Genfel and Agula’i Rivers meet.