Borkana River
| Borkana River | |
|---|---|
| Native name | |
| Location | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Regions | Amhara, Afar |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Ethiopian Highlands |
| • location | Near Dessie |
| • coordinates | 11°14′26″N 39°36′50″E / 11.24056°N 39.61389°E |
| • elevation | 2,745 m (9,006 ft) |
| Mouth | Awash River |
• coordinates | 10°41′03″N 40°27′10″E / 10.68417°N 40.45278°E |
• elevation | 556 m (1,824 ft) |
| Length | 185 km (115 mi) |
| Basin size | 3,279 km2 (1,266 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Mouth |
| • average | 14.35 m3/s (507 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 1.38 m3/s (49 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 80.8 m3/s (2,850 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Awash → Lake Abbe |
| River system | Awash Basin |
| Cities | Dessie, Kombolcha, Kemise |
| Population | 1,200,000 |
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Borkana River is a river of central Ethiopia. A left tributary of the Awash. Johann Ludwig Krapf records that it was called "Tshaffa" by the local Oromo people.