[DOC] [TLE] Blue Nile - Wikipedia [PAR] The Blue Nile is a river originating at Lake Tana in Ethiopia. With the White Nile, 
the river ... fertile soil from the Ethiopian Highlands and carry it downstream as silt
, turning the water dark brown ... Though shorter than the White Nile, 59% of the 
water that reaches Egypt originates from the Blue Nile branch of the great river. [DOC] [TLE] The River Nile Homepage [PAR] Why should the river that tumbles out of the Ethiopian highlands and joins the 
White Nile at Khartoum be called the Blue Nile? ... This is forced to rise over the 
Ethiopian Plateau, half of which is over 2 km high; the highest ... Almost 60% of 
the water that reaches Egypt originates from the Blue Nile branch of the great 
river. [DOC] [TLE] Nile River Facts | - Africa Facts [PAR] Whereas the Blue Nile, rising in Ethiopia, contributes about 85% to the flow of the 
... Heavy summer rains (that fell every year) in the Ethiopian highlands, sent a ... 
Nile River are Lake Tana which feeds the Blue Nile branch and Lake Victoria... [DOC] [TLE] Blue Nile - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Jun 13, 2016 ... Along its upper reaches in Ethiopia the river is called the Abbai. ... water that 
reaches Egypt originates from the Blue Nile branch of the great river; ... River, 
which also has its source in the Ethiopian highlands, the figure rises to... [DOC] [TLE] Nile River - Physiography | river, Africa | Britannica.com [PAR] Oct 5, 2016 ... Nile River, the father of African rivers and the longest river in the world. ... The 
furthest headstream may be regarded as the Kagera River, which rises in the 
highlands of ... It begins at Malakal and joins the Blue Nile at Khartoum, receiving 
.... distributaries, the Rosetta and the Damietta (Dumy) branches. [DOC] [TLE] Soviet Union - Sheppard Software [PAR] 0 800 Km 0 800 miles Benue River Congo River Niger River Nile River Orange ... 
It rises in the Adamawa Plateau of northern Cameroon, from where it flows west, 
... The sources of the Congo are in the highlands and mountains of the East ... 
Nile: the White Nile, from equatorial East Africa, and the Blue Nile, from Ethiopia. [DOC] [TLE] NILE Case Study [PAR] The Nile river is the main source of water for the nine nations which make up ... 
The White Nile rises from its source in Burundi, passes through Lake Victoria, ... 
Blue Nile which has its source in the Ethiopian highlands, near Lake Tana. ... The 
two distributaries are the Rosetta branch to the west and the Darneita to the east. [DOC] [TLE] river - National Geographic Society [PAR] Mar 14, 2011 ... Rivers are found on every continent and on nearly every kind of land. ... The 
Greeks believed that dead souls had to cross the River Acheron, a branch of the 
Styx, to reach the .... Then the Earth's crust began to rise, lifting the land. The river 
... The other tributary, the Blue Nile, begins in Lake Tana, Ethiopia. [DOC] [TLE] The Complete Guide To: The Nile | The Independent [PAR] Oct 20, 2006 ... These rivers merge near Khartoum in Sudan, and the Nile then ... river centred on 
the origins of the White rather than Blue Nile. Leaving aside this river's remote 
headstreams in Burundi and Rwanda, the longest branch of the Nile can be ... a 
dramatic start from Lake Tana in the central Ethiopian highlands. [DOC] [TLE] Nile  Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY [PAR] The Greek name given to the river, the northern part of whose valley formed the 
land of ... by the Blue Nile, which cascades down from the mountains of northern 
Ethiopia. ... These branches and some of the canals have since become silted up 
and ... with the White Nile, carrying with it rich silt from the Ethiopian highlands. [DOC] [TLE] On the River Nile, a Move to Avert a Conflict Over Water by Fred ... [PAR] Mar 12, 2015 ... Ethiopia's plans to build Africa's largest hydroelectric dam on the Nile have ... on 
the waters of the

Question: The "blue" branch of this river rises in the Ethiopian highlands
Answer: Nile