The Welmel is a river of eastern Ethiopia .
5-762: It is a tributary of the Ganale Dorya River , which in turn is a tributary of the Jubba River . The headwaters of the Welmel are in the Ethiopian Highlands . 5°41′N 40°56′E / 5.683°N 40.933°E / 5.683; 40.933 This article related to a river in Ethiopia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ganale Dorya River The Ganale Doria River ( Somali : Webiga Janaale ) (also transliterated as Genale Dorya )
10-665: Is a perennial river in southeastern Ethiopia . Rising in the mountains east of Aleta Wendo , the Ganale flows south and east to join with the Dawa at the border with Somalia to become the Jubba . The river's tributaries include the Welmel , Weyib (also known as Gestro), Dumale, Doya, Hawas and the Hambala. The Del Verme Falls is a notable feature of its middle course. According to materials published by
15-452: Is estimated as having the potential to irrigate 1,070 km (410 sq mi), and to generate 9270 gigawatt-hours per year. The river Ganale was renamed Ganale Doria by the Italian explorer Vittorio Bottego after the Italian biologist Giacomo Doria . The Genale Doria is historically important because it served as the boundary between Sidamo and Bale Provinces . The confluence of
20-676: The Ethiopian Central Statistical Agency , the Ganale has a total length of 858 km (533 mi), of which 480 km (300 mi) are inside that country. The Ethiopian Ministry of Water Resources , describes the catchment area of the Ganale Dorya-Dawa river basin as 171,050 km (66,040 sq mi) in size, with an annual runoff of 5.80 billion cubic metres (205 × 10 ^ cu ft), and specific discharge of 1.2 litres per second (0.042 cu ft/s) per square kilometre. The catchment area
25-653: The Ganale Doria with the Dawa is notable as the starting point for the boundary between Ethiopia and Kenya to the west, and the starting point for the boundary between Ethiopia and Somalia to the east. In 1936, the Battle of Genale Doria was fought to the south of the river's course. This article about a location in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to
#553446