Ilala River

Ilala
The Ilala River at Romanat
Ilala River is located in Ethiopia
Ilala River
Ilala River in Tigray Region
Location
CountryEthiopia
RegionTigray Region
Districts (woreda)Inderta
Physical characteristics
SourceChichat
 • locationDergajen
 • elevation2,376 m (7,795 ft)
MouthGiba River River
 • location
Qarano in Addi Azmera
 • coordinates
13°35′28″N 39°22′37″E / 13.591°N 39.377°E / 13.591; 39.377
 • elevation
1,740 m (5,710 ft)
Length46 km (29 mi)
Basin size341 km2 (132 sq mi)
Width 
 • average25 m (82 ft)
Discharge 
 • locationConfluence to Giba River[1]
 • maximum259 m3/s (9,100 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River systemPermanent river
LandmarksMekelle City
WaterbodiesChichat, Inda Zib'i, Arato
WaterfallsRomanat
BridgesMekelle, Kwiha
TopographyMountains and deep gorges

The Ilala is a river of northern Ethiopia. Rising in the mountains of Dergajen (2,676 metres above sea level), it flows westward to Giba River which empties finally in the Tekezé River.[2]

Giba drainage network
  1. ^ Amanuel Zenebe, and colleagues (2013). "Spatial and temporal variability of river flows in the degraded semi-arid tropical mountains of northern Ethiopia". Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie. 57 (2): 143–169. doi:10.1127/0372-8854/2012/0080.
  2. ^ 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.