Birbir River
| Birbir River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Birbir River |
| • location | Dibdib, Ethiopia |
| • coordinates | 7°42′04″N35°52′44″E/ 7.701°N 35.879°E |
| • elevation | 2,367 m (7,766 ft) |
| Mouth | Baro River |
• location | Seriti, Ethiopia |
• coordinates | 8°14′28″N34°57′39″E/ 8.2411°N 34.9609°E |
• elevation | 557 m (1,827 ft) |
| Length | 246.6 km (153.2 mi) |
| Basin size | 16,250 km2(6,270 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Baro River→Sobat River→White Nile→Nile→Mediterranean Sea |
| River system | Nile |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Sor River |
TheBirbir Riverof southwesternEthiopiais a tributary of theBaro River,which it creates at its confluence with theGebbaat latitude and longitude8°14′28″N34°57′39″E/ 8.24111°N 34.96083°E.It is politically important because its course defines part of the boundary between theMirab WelegaandIllubabor Zonesof theOromia Region.Richard Pankhurstnotes that the Birbir is economically important for the discovery in 1904 of deposits ofplatinumalong its course.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Richard Pankhurst,Economic History of Ethiopia(Addis Ababa: Haile Selassie I University, 1968), pp. 231, 234.
External links
[edit]- Ethiopia Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Agency: Administrative atlas: Oromiya region
- Ethiopia Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Agency: Flood Vulnerable Areas as of August 24, 2006
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