The Checheho River is a small river located in north-central
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...
. Part of the watershed of the
Abay River, it rises to the east of
Debre Zebit to flow south to join the
Bashilo River. Its major tributary is the Zhit'a, which enters the Checheho on the left side. This region’s rivers, including the Checheho, contribute to the larger
Blue Nile
The Blue Nile is a river originating at Lake Tana in Ethiopia. It travels for approximately through Ethiopia and Sudan. Along with the White Nile, it is one of the two major Tributary, tributaries of the Nile and supplies about 85.6% of the wa ...
basin and are essential to local agriculture and water systems, particularly in the
Amhara region, which relies on these tributaries for various water needs .
Checheho town
Checheho town is located near the source of the homonymous river, along the highway between
Weldiya and
Debre Tabor. The town holds an important monastery.
See also
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List of rivers of Ethiopia
This is a list of streams and rivers in Ethiopia, arranged geographically by drainage basin. There is an alphabetic list at the end of this article.
Flowing into the Mediterranean
*''Nile (Egypt, Sudan)''
Atbarah River
*Mareb River (or G ...
References
Amhara Region
Rivers of Ethiopia
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