Korowya

Korowya
The Korowya River at Addi Kawa
Korowya is located in Ethiopia
Korowya
Korowya River in Kola Tembien
EtymologyNamed after the homonymous village
Location
CountryEthiopia
RegionTigray Region
District (woreda)Kola Tembien
Physical characteristics
SourceSlopes of Tsili
 • locationHaddinnet municipality
 • elevation1,908 m (6,260 ft)
MouthTsaliet River
 • location
3.5 km north of Addeha
 • coordinates
13°27′57″N 39°06′04″E / 13.4657°N 39.1011°E / 13.4657; 39.1011
 • elevation
1,643 m (5,390 ft)
Length12 km (7.5 mi)
Width 
 • average50 m (160 ft)
Basin features
ProgressionTsalietWariTekezéAtbarahNileMediterranean Sea
River systemPermanent river (low baseflow)
LandmarksMt. Itay Sarah, Mika’el Samba and Maryam Hibeto rock churches
BridgesN of Addeha, on the road to Hawzien
TopographyPediment surrounded by steep sandstone mountains

The Korowya is a river of the Nile basin. Rising in the mountains of Dogu’a Tembien in northern Ethiopia, it flows westward to empty finally in the Weri’i and Tekezé River.

The river in the radial drainage network of Dogu’a Tembien