May Qoqah

May Qoqah
The May Qoqah River at Hamute
May Qoqah is located in Ethiopia
May Qoqah
May Qoqah River in Dogu’a Tembien
Location
CountryEthiopia
RegionTigray Region
District (woreda)Dogu’a Tembien
Physical characteristics
SourceTs’ats’en plateau
 • locationAgerbi’a in Lim'at municipality
 • elevation2,640 m (8,660 ft)
MouthZelekwa 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 / 13.63; 39.137
 • elevation
2,370 m (7,780 ft)
Length3 km (1.9 mi)
Width 
 • average8 m (26 ft)
Basin features
River systemPermanent river
LandmarksBasalt cliffs with eucalypts
WaterbodiesKetin Kalay bedrock basins
WaterfallsRapids
BridgesOn main road Mek'ele-Abiy Addi
TopographyMountains 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]

The river in the radial drainage network of Dogu’a Tembien
  1. ^ Jacob, M. and colleagues (2019). Geo-trekking map of Dogu'a Tembien (1:50,000). In: Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains - The Dogu'a Tembien District. SpringerNature. ISBN 978-3-030-04954-6.