Tanqwa

Tanqwa
The Tanqwa River near Abiy Addi
Tanqwa is located in Ethiopia
Tanqwa
Tanqwa River in Tigray Region
Location
CountryEthiopia
RegionTigray Region
Districts (woreda)Dogu’a Tembien, Kola Tembien, Abergele
Physical characteristics
SourceAddi Selam
 • locationHagere Selam municipality
 • elevation2,510 m (8,230 ft)
MouthGiba River
 • location
Barashuwa in Abergele (woreda)
 • coordinates
13°31′41″N 39°52′41″E / 13.528°N 39.878°E / 13.528; 39.878
 • elevation
1,266 m (4,154 ft)
Length50 km (31 mi)
Basin size216 km2 (83 sq mi)
Width 
 • average40 m (130 ft)
Discharge 
 • locationAbiy Addi bridge[1]
 • maximum270 m3/s (9,500 cu ft/s)
Discharge 
 • locationConfluence with Giba[1]
 • maximum543 m3/s (19,200 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River systemPermanent river
LandmarksAbiy Addi
Tributaries 
 • leftAdawro River, Arwadito, May Qoqah, Tsech'i River
WaterbodiesChini (reservoir)
WaterfallsRapids
BridgesAbiy Addi
TopographyMountains and deep gorges

The Tanqwa is a river of northern Ethiopia. Rising in the mountains of Dogu’a Tembien (2510 metres above sea level), it flows westward to Giba River which empties finally in the Tekezé River.[2]

Giba drainage network
  1. ^ a b 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. Bibcode:2013ZGm....57..143Z. 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.