# 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 Gash River) (only reaches the Atbarah in times of flood)
** Obel River
** Belessa
* Tekezé River (or Takkaze or Setit)
** Zarima River
** Ataba River
** Wari River
*** Qortem Zer'a
*** Tsaliet
**** Agefet
***** Ab'aro
***** Azef River
***** Amblo
**** Korowya
**** Ferrey River
**** Kidane Mihret River
**** May Meqa
**** Graliwdo
** Giba River
*** Tanqwa
**** Tsech'i River
**** May Qoqah
**** Arwadito
**** Adawro River
*** May Selelo
*** Zikuli River
*** Gra Adiam River, also called Bitchoqo River
*** Zeyi River
*** Inda Sillasie River
**** May Zegzeg
***** May Harena
***** May Sho'ate
**** May Be'ati River
*** Addi Keshofo River
*** May Gabat
*** Inda Anbesa
*** Ruba Bich'i River
*** Hurura
**** Afedena River
***** May Ayni
**** Shimbula
*** Ilala River
*** Qarano River
*** Agula'i River
*** Genfel
*** Sulluh
**** Ch'eqofo River
** Balagas River
* Angereb River (or Greater Angereb River)
* Shinfa River

### Blue Nile (or Abay River)

* Rahad River
* Dinder River
* Beles River
* Dabus River
* Didessa River
** Hanger River (or Angar River)
*** Wajja River
* Birr River
** Temcha River
*** Gulla River
* Guder River
* Muger River
* Jamma River
** Wanchet River
*** Qechene River
* Walaqa River
* Bashilo River
** Checheho River
* Lake Tana, into which flow
** Gilgel Abay
** Magech River
*** Lesser Angereb River
** Reb River
** Gumara River
* Adar River (South Sudan)
** Yabus River
** Daga River (Deqe Sonka Shet)

### Sobat River (South Sudan)

* Baro River
** Jikawo River
** Alero River (or Alwero River)
** Birbir River
*** Dipa River
**** Kobara River
***** Qarsa River
*** Sor River
** Gebba River
* Pibor River
** Gilo River
*** Dembi River
** Akobo River
*** Cechi River
*** Chiarini River
*** Owag River
*** Neubari River
*** Ajuba River
*** Kaia River

## Flowing into the Indian Ocean

* Jubba River
** Shebelle River
*** Fafen River (only reaches the Shebelle in times of flood)
**** Jerer River
*** Erer River
*** Ramis River
**** Galetti River
**** Mojo River
*** Dungeta River
** Ganale Dorya River
*** Mena River
*** Weyib River or Gestro River
*** Welmel River
** Dawa River
*** Kojowa River
*** Aflata River
*** Awata River

## Flowing into endorheic basins
### Afar Depression

* Awash River
** Logiya River
** Mille River
*** Ala River
*** Golima River
** Borkana River
** Ataye River
** Hawadi River
** Kabenna River
** Germama River (or Kasam River)
** Gololcha River
** Dukem River
** Keleta River
** Akaki River
*** Sendafa River
* Dechatu River

### Lake Ziway

* Meki River
* Katar River

### Lake Turkana

* Kibish River
* Omo River
** Usno River
*** Mago River
*** Neri River
** Mui River
** Mantsa River
** Zigina River
** Denchya River
** Gojeb River
** Gibe River
*** Gilgel Gibe River
*** Maze River
** Wabe River

### Lake Abaya

* Bilate River
* Gidabo River

### Lake Chew Bahir

* Weito River
** Sagan River

## Alphabetic list
### A to G

Abay River - Adabay River - Akaki River - Akobo River - Ala River - Alero River - Angereb River - Ataba River - Ataye River - Atbarah River - Awash River - Awetu River - Ayesha River-Dhadheba River-Lugita River
Balagas River - Baro River - Bashilo River - Beles River - Bilate River - Birbir River - Blue Nile - Borkana River
Cheleleka River
Dabus River - Dawa River - Dechatu River - Dembi River - Denchya River - Didessa River - Dinder River - Doha River - Dukem River
Erer River
Fafen River
Galetti River - Ganale Dorya River - Gebba River - Gebele River - Germama River - Gestro River - Gidabo River - Gibe River - Gilgel Gibe River - Gilo River - Gojeb River - Golima River - Gololcha River - Greater Angereb River - Guder River - Gumara River

### H to L

Hanger River - Hawadi River
Jamma River - Jerer River - Jikawo River - Jubba River
Kabenna River - Karsa River - Katar River - Keleta River - Kibish River - Kulfo River
Lagabora River - Lesser Abay - Lesser Angereb - Logiya River

### M to S

Mago River - Magech River - Mareb River - Meki River - Mena River - Mille River - Modjo River - Mofar River - Muger River - Mui River
Neri River
Omo River
Pibor River
Qechene River
Rahad River - Reb River - Robe River
Sagan River - Shebelle River - Shinfa River - Sor River

### T to Z

Tekezé River Tella River Usno River - Ubbi Ubbi River
Wabe River - Walaqa River - Wajja River - Wanchet River - Wari River - Weito River - Weyib River - Welmel River
Yabus River
Zarima River