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Alwero River

Coordinates: 8°26′N 33°24′E / 8.433°N 33.400°E / 8.433; 33.400
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Alwero River
Aluro, Aluoro, Alero
Map of the Sobat River basin, showing the Alwero
Location
CountryEthiopia
RegionsGambela, Omoria
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNono Forest
 • coordinates7°42′53″N 35°07′53″E / 7.714742°N 35.131386°E / 7.714742; 35.131386
 • elevation2,363 m (7,753 ft)
MouthBaro River
 • coordinates
8°26′N 33°24′E / 8.433°N 33.400°E / 8.433; 33.400
 • elevation
406 m (1,332 ft)
Length275 km (171 mi)
Basin size8,280 km2 (3,200 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationMouth (estimate) [1]
 • average8.69 m3/s (307 cu ft/s)
 • minimum37 m3/s (1,300 cu ft/s)
 • maximum85.2 m3/s (3,010 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionBaroSobatWhite NileNileMediterranean Sea
River systemNile Basin
CitiesMattar
Population53,000[2]
Tributaries 
 • leftUbela
WaterbodiesAlwero Dam

Alwero River (also spelt Aloru, Aluoro and Alwero) is a river in Abobo woreda of Gambela Region, Ethiopia. It flows through the Gambela National Park and through wetlands into the Openo/Baro River.

As of 2012 Saudi Star planned to divert significant amounts of water from the river through a 30 kilometres (19 mi) cement canal to irrigate rice.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Müller Schmied, Hannes; Cáceres, Denise; Eisner, Stephanie; Flörke, Martina; Herbert, Claudia; Niemann, Christoph; Peiris, Thedini Asali; Popat, Eklavyya; Portmann, Felix Theodor; Reinecke, Robert; Schumacher, Maike; Shadkam, Somayeh; Telteu, Camelia-Eliza; Trautmann, Tim; Döll, Petra (2021-02-23). "The global water resources and use model WaterGAP v2.2d: model description and evaluation". Geoscientific Model Development. 14 (2): 1037–1079. Bibcode:2021GMD....14.1037M. doi:10.5194/gmd-14-1037-2021. ISSN 1991-959X.
  2. ^ Liu, L., Cao, X., Li, S., & Jie, N. (2023). GlobPOP: A 31-year (1990-2020) global gridded population dataset generated by cluster analysis and statistical learning (1.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10088105
  3. ^ "A troubled Klondike". Stockholm Resilience Center. Stockholm University. 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2024-11-26.