Awetu River

The Awetu is a river of southwestern Ethiopia, located in Oromia Regional State.^[1] The upper reaches are mostly agricultural; the river then flows downstream directly through the city of Jimma.^[1] It is a tributary of the Gilgel Gibe River.^[1]

The average annual watershed rainfall is about 1699mm.^[1] The catchment area of the watershed is 81.9 km².^[1] The elevation range of the watershed is 1698 to 2589 meters above mean sea level.^[1] The watershed is largely rural and agricultural, and the western part is forested.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Demissie, Tamene Adugna (2022-03-01). "Land use and land cover change dynamics and its impact on watershed hydrological parameters: the case of Awetu watershed, Ethiopia". Journal of Sedimentary Environments. 7 (1): 79–94. doi:10.1007/s43217-021-00084-1. ISSN 2447-9462.

Awetu River

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