Qechene River

Qechene River
Kechinie, Katchenee
Qechene River; Kechinie, Katchenee
Location
Country	Ethiopia
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Wanchet River
• coordinates	10°26′22″N 39°27′50″E / 10.439536°N 39.463768°E
• elevation	1,832 m (6,010 ft)
Basin size	511 km2 (197 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Wanchet → Jamma → Blue Nile → Nile → Mediterranean Sea
River system	Nile Basin
Population	71,600

Qechene River is a river of central Ethiopia. It rises near Aiamsa in the Annas Mountains, and flows to the west to join the Wanchet. The watercourse's tributaries include the Ketama and Woia. According to Johann Ludwig Krapf (who calls it the "Katchenee"), the Qechene defines the boundary between the Shewan districts of Gishe and Menz.^[1]

^ Journals of the Rev. Messrs. Isenberg and Krapf, Missionaries of the Church Missionary Society, Detailing their proceedings in the kingdom of Shoa, and journeys in other parts of Abyssinia, in the years 1839, 1840, 1841 and 1842, (London, 1843), pp. 289f

[1] Journals of the Rev. Messrs. Isenberg and Krapf, Missionaries of the Church Missionary Society, Detailing their proceedings in the kingdom of Shoa, and journeys in other parts of Abyssinia, in the years 1839, 1840, 1841 and 1842, (London, 1843), pp. 289f

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