May Qoqah | |
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May Qoqah River in Dogu’a Tembien | |
Location | |
Country | Ethiopia |
Region | Tigray Region |
District (woreda) | Dogu’a Tembien |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Ts’ats’en plateau |
• location | Agerbi’a in Lim'at municipality |
• elevation | 2,640 m (8,660 ft) |
Mouth | Zelekwa or upper Tanqwa River |
• location | Hamute in Lim'at municipality |
• coordinates | 13°37′48″N 39°08′13″E / 13.63°N 39.137°E |
• elevation | 2,370 m (7,780 ft) |
Length | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
Width | |
• average | 8 m (26 ft) |
Basin features | |
River system | Permanent river |
Landmarks | Basalt cliffs with eucalypts |
Waterbodies | Ketin Kalay bedrock basins |
Waterfalls | Rapids |
Bridges | On main road Mek'ele-Abiy Addi |
Topography | Mountains and gorges |
The May Qoqah is a river of the Nile basin. Rising on the Ts’ats’en plateau of Dogu’a Tembien in northern Ethiopia, it flows northward to empty finally in the Giba and Tekezé River.[1]