Weyib River

Weyib River
Gestro, Webi
Gestro/Weyib River (right) and Ganale River (center)
Map of the Jubba/Shebelle drainage basin with the Weyib River (Gestro) at the centre
Location
CountryEthiopia
RegionsSomali, Oromia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationBale Mountains
 • coordinates6°53′16″N 39°33′53″E / 6.88778°N 39.56472°E / 6.88778; 39.56472
 • elevation3,709 m (12,169 ft)
MouthGanale Dorya River
 • location
Near Dolobay
 • coordinates
4°17′12″N 42°2′35″E / 4.28667°N 42.04306°E / 4.28667; 42.04306
 • elevation
181 m (594 ft)
Length657 km (408 mi)
Basin size
24,861 km2 (9,599 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationMouth
 • average66.3 m3/s (2,340 cu ft/s)
 • minimum8.81 m3/s (311 cu ft/s)
 • maximum205.8 m3/s (7,270 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionGanale Dorya → Jubba → Somali Sea
River systemJubba Basin
LandmarksSof Omar Caves
Population1,150,000

Weyib River (also Webi Gestro; Wabē Gestro or Webi River) is a river of eastern Ethiopia. It rises in the Bale Mountains east of Goba in the Oromia Region, flowing east to pass through the Sof Omar Caves, then to the southeast until it joins the Ganale Dorya River in the Somali Region.

See also

References

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