Rahad
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Rahad Scinfa |
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 The Rahad in the catchment area of the Blue Nile (upper center) |
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 Ethiopia Sudan
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| River system | Nile | |
| Drain over | Blue Nile → Nile → Mediterranean | |
| source | a few kilometers west of Lake Tana in the Ethiopian highlands | |
| muzzle | In Abu Haraz , about 150 km south of Khartoum in the Blue Nile coordinates: 14 ° 28 '15 " N , 33 ° 30' 59" O 14 ° 28 '15 " N , 33 ° 30' 59" O |
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| Mouth height |
395 m
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| Catchment area | 43,933 km² | |
| Discharge at the Hawata A Eo gauge : 43,933 km² at the mouth |
MNQ 1900–2002 MQ 1900–2002 Mq 1900–2002 MHQ 1900–2002 HHQ (max. Month Ø) |
0 l / s 33.8 m³ / s 0.8 l / (s km²) 132 m³ / s 248 m³ / s |
The Rahad ( Arabic نهر الرهد Nahr ar-Rahd , also Scinfa in the upper reaches) is a seasonal tributary of the Blue Nile in Ethiopia and Sudan .
course
The river has its source in the Ethiopian highlands a few kilometers west of Lake Tana . It flows in a westerly direction. The river forms the border with Sudan over a length of about 10 km. In Sudan it borders the north of the Dinder National Park . After the border it makes a wide arc and changes its course to the northwest. The Rahad flows into the Blue Nile at Abu Haraz in the Butana steppe region , about 150 km before it reaches Khartoum .
Hydrometry
The flow rate of the river was measured for 102 years (1900–2002) at the Hawata gauge, directly at the mouth, in m³ / s.
