Tekeze-Setit
| Tekeze-Setit | ||
 The Tekeze in the Atbara catchment area |
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 Ethiopia Eritrea Sudan 
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| River system | Nile | |
| Drain over | Atbara → Nile → Mediterranean | |
| source | In the central highlands of Ethiopia , near Mt. Qachen. 11 ° 58 ′ 46 " N , 39 ° 24 ′ 42" E |
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| muzzle | As Setit in the Atbara coordinates: 14 ° 20 '30 " N , 35 ° 51' 13" E 14 ° 20 '30 " N , 35 ° 51' 13" E
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| length | 608 km | |
| Discharge at the Embamadre A Eo gauge : 45,700 km²
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MNQ MQ Mq MHQ |
19 m³ / s 143 m³ / s 3.1 l / (s km²) 795 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Nili, Menna, Balasa, Balagas, Saha, Bembea, Ataba, Zarema, Kwalema | |
| Right tributaries | Tahali, Meri, Sellare, Sullo, Arecua, Gheoa, Wari , Firafira, Tocoro, Gumalo | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Tekeze dam | |
| Big cities | no bigger city | |
 Tekeze in February 2009 |
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The Tekeze-Setit is a river in Ethiopia and Sudan .
In Ethiopia the river is called Tekeze ( Amharic ተከዜ takäze; also Tekezé ) and in Sudan and in the border area between Sudan and Ethiopia the river is called Setit .
course
It has a length of 608 km, rises as Tekeze in the central highlands about 40 km east of Lalibela and flows first west, then north. After it has flown around the massif around the Ras Daschän (Simien), it swings west and for a short time forms the westernmost part of the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea , where it flows towards Sudan . As soon as the Tekeze enters Sudan, it becomes the Setit River , which flows into the Atbara .
Hydrology
The flow rate of the river was measured in Embamadre in m³ / s
Its water flow was concentrated on the rainy season in July, August and September. Since the Tekeze Dam near the Ras Dashän went into operation in September 2009, the water flow has become more balanced.
