Awash River

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The Awash River is a major river in Ethiopia that flows through the Great Rift Valley, supporting agriculture, settlements, and ecosystems before ending in a chain of saline lakes.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Awash River canonical 4

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
basinCountry Ethiopia
climateZoneAlongRiver arid
highland subtropical
semi-arid
continent Africa
country Ethiopia
doesNotReach sea
drainageBasinType endorheic basin
economicImportance major irrigation corridor of Ethiopia
environmentalIssue land degradation in basin
over-abstraction for irrigation
water salinization
flowsThrough Afar Region
Amhara Region
Great Rift Valley
Oromia Region
Somali Region of Ethiopia
surface form: Somali Region (Ethiopia)
formsBoundaryOf Awash National Park
hasFeature alluvial plains
canyons
floodplains
saline lakes
hasProtectedArea Awash National Park
lengthApproxKm 1200
locatedIn Great Rift Valley
Horn of Africa
majorCityOnRiver Awash town
Dire Dawa (nearby watershed)
Metehara
Nazret
mouthLocation Lake Abbe region
chain of saline lakes
partOf East African Rift
surface form: East African Rift system
sourceLocation Ethiopian Highlands
supports irrigated agriculture
pastoralism
rural settlements
wetland ecosystems
tributary Germama River NERFINISHED
Kasen River NERFINISHED
Logiya River NERFINISHED
Mille River NERFINISHED
usedFor domestic water supply
hydropower
industrial water supply
irrigation
livestock watering

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Awash River Basin mainRiver Awash River
Oromia Region hasMajorRiver Awash River
Koka Reservoir locatedOnRiver Awash River
Koka Reservoir waterSource Awash River