Katar River

Katar River Ketar
Location
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Oromia
Zone	Arsi
Physical characteristics
Source	Ethiopian Highlands
• location	Encuolo Mountain
• coordinates	7°22′37″N 39°21′33″E
• elevation	3,667 m (12,031 ft)
Mouth	Lake Ziway
• coordinates	8°2′2.04″N 38°56′29.972″E
• elevation	1,643 m (5,390 ft)
Length	113 km (70 mi)[1]
Basin size	3,398 km^2 (1,312 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Mouth[1]
• average	23.6 m^3/s (830 cu ft/s)
• minimum	6.82 m^3/s (241 cu ft/s)
• maximum	74.6 m^3/s (2,630 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River system	Katar Basin
Cities	Ogolcho
Population	1,220,000[2]

Katar River is a river of central Ethiopia. It arises from the glaciated slopes of Mount Kaka and Mount Badda in the Arsi Zone. The Katar's tributaries include the Gonde. The gradient of the river is generally steep, and areas suitable for irrigation are few in number and very limited in extent. With a watershed of 3,398 km², the Katar drains into Lake Ziway. It is the largest river draining into Lake Ziway.^[3]

See also

• List of Ethiopian rivers

References

1. Lehner, Bernhard; Verdin, Kristine; Jarvis, Andy (2008-03-04). "New Global Hydrography Derived From Spaceborne Elevation Data". Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union. 89 (10): 93–94. Bibcode:2008EOSTr..89...93L. doi:10.1029/2008eo100001. ISSN 0096-3941.
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. Yersaw, Babur Tesfaye; Chane, Mulusew Bezabih; Yitayew, Natnael Andualem (2024-05-11). "Performance evaluation of varies climate models using observed and regional climate models for the Katar Watershed, Ethiopia". Environmental Systems Research. 13 (1): 14. Bibcode:2024EnvSR..13...14Y. doi:10.1186/s40068-024-00345-8. ISSN 2193-2697.