Sulluh
| Sulluh | |
|---|---|
Shugu'a Shugu'i confluence: Sulluh (from the back) and Genfel (from right) together form Giba River, flowing towards the photographer | |
Sulluh River in Tigray Region | |
| Location | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Tigray Region |
| Districts (woreda) | Dogu’a Tembien, Kilte Awula’ilo, Hawzen |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Slopes of Mugulat mountains |
| • elevation | 2,746 m (9,009 ft) |
| Mouth | Giba River |
• location | Shugu'a Shugu'i |
• coordinates | 13°38′53″N 39°24′54″E / 13.648°N 39.415°E |
• elevation | 1,770 m (5,810 ft) |
| Length | 87 km (54 mi) |
| Basin size | 969 km2 (374 sq mi) |
| Width | |
| • average | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Near the confluence at Shugu'a Shugu'i |
| • maximum | 338 m3/s (11,900 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Giba→ Tekezé→ Atbarah→ Nile→ Mediterranean Sea |
| River system | Permanent river |
| Waterbodies | Addi Abagiè and many other reservoirs |
| Bridges | Road Hawzien-Senkata |
| Topography | Mountains and deep gorges |
The Sulluh is a river of northern Ethiopia. Rising in the mountains of Mugulat (3,298 metres (10,820 ft) above sea level), it flows southward to Giba River which empties finally in the Tekezé River. Future Lake Giba will occupy the plain where Sulluh, Genfel and Agula'i Rivers meet.