List of rivers of Ethiopia

This is a list of streams and rivers in Ethiopia, arranged geographically by drainage basin. There is an alphabetic list at the end of this article.

Flowing into the Mediterranean

 * Nile (Egypt, Sudan)

Atbarah River

 * Mareb River (or Gash River) (only reaches the Atbarah in times of flood)
 * Obel River
 * Tekezé River (or Takkaze or Setit)
 * Zarima River
 * Ataba River
 * Wari River
 * Qortem Zer'a
 * Tsaliet
 * Agefet
 * Ab'aro
 * Azef River
 * Amblo
 * Korowya
 * Ferrey River
 * Kidane Mihret River
 * May Meqa
 * Graliwdo
 * Giba River
 * Tanqwa
 * Tsech'i River
 * May Qoqah
 * Arwadito
 * Adawro River
 * May Selelo
 * Zikuli River
 * Gra Adiam River, also called Bitchoqo River
 * Zeyi River
 * Inda Sillasie River
 * May Zegzeg
 * May Harena
 * May Sho'ate
 * May Be'ati River
 * Addi Keshofo River
 * May Gabat
 * Inda Anbesa
 * Ruba Bich'i River
 * Hurura
 * Afedena River
 * May Ayni
 * Shimbula
 * Ilala River
 * Qarano River
 * Agula'i River
 * Genfel
 * Sulluh
 * Ch'eqofo River
 * Balagas River
 * Angereb River (or Greater Angereb River)
 * Shinfa River

Blue Nile (or Abay River)

 * Rahad River
 * Dinder River
 * Beles River
 * Dabus River
 * Didessa River
 * Hanger River (or Angar River)
 * Wajja River
 * Gulla River
 * Guder River
 * Muger River
 * Jamma River
 * Wanchet River
 * Qechene River
 * Robe River
 * Dembi River
 * Walaqa River
 * Bashilo River
 * Checheho River
 * Lake Tana, into which flow
 * Gilgel Abay
 * Magech River
 * Lesser Angereb River
 * Reb River
 * Gumara River
 * Adar River (South Sudan)
 * Yabus River
 * Daga River (Deqe Sonka Shet)

Sobat River (South Sudan)

 * Baro River
 * Jikawo River
 * Alero River (or Alwero River)
 * Birbir River
 * Dipa River
 * Kobara River
 * Qarsa River
 * Gebba River
 * Sor River
 * Pibor River
 * Gilo River
 * Akobo River

Flowing into the Indian Ocean

 * Jubba River
 * Shebelle River
 * Fafen River (only reaches the Shebelle in times of flood)
 * Jerer River
 * Erer River
 * Ramis River
 * Galetti River
 * Dungeta River
 * Gololcha River
 * Ganale Dorya River
 * Mena River
 * Weyib River or Gestro River
 * Welmel River
 * Dawa River

Afar Depression

 * Awash River
 * Logiya River
 * Mille River
 * Ala River
 * Golima River
 * Borkana River
 * Ataye River
 * Hawadi River
 * Kabenna River
 * Germama River (or Kasam River)
 * Durkham River
 * Keleta River
 * Mojo River
 * Akaki River
 * Dechatu River

Lake Ziway

 * Meki River
 * Katar River

Lake Turkana

 * Kibish River
 * Omo River
 * Usno River
 * Mago River
 * Neri River
 * Mui River
 * Mantsa River
 * Zigina River
 * Denchya River
 * Gojeb River
 * Gibe River
 * Gilgel Gibe River
 * Maze River
 * Wabe River

Lake Abaya

 * Bilate River
 * Gidabo River

Lake Chew Bahir

 * Weito River
 * Sagan River

A to G
Abay River - Adabay River - Akaki River - Akobo River - Ala River - Alero River - Angereb River - Ataba River - Ataye River - Atbarah River - Awash River - Awetu River - Ayesha River

Balagas River - Baro River - Bashilo River - Beles River - Bilate River - Birbir River - Blue Nile - Borkana River

Cheleleka River

Dabus River - Dawa River - Dechatu River - Dembi River - Denchya River - Didessa River - Dinder River - Doha River - Dukem River - Durkham River

Erer River

Fafen River

Galetti River - Ganale Dorya River - Gebba River - Gebele River - Germama River - Gestro River - Gidabo River - Gibe River - Gilgel Gibe River - Gilo River - Gojeb River - Golima River - Gololcha River - Greater Angereb River - Guder River - Gumara River

H to L
Hanger River - Hawadi River

Jamma River - Jerer River - Jikawo River - Jubba River

Kabenna River - Karsa River - Katar River - Keleta River - Kibish River - Kulfo River

Lagabora River - Lesser Abay - Lesser Angereb - Logiya River

M to S
Mago River - Magech River - Mareb River - Meki River - Mena River - Mille River - Modjo River - Mofar River - Muger River - Mui River

Neri River

Omo River

Pibor River

Qechene River

Rahad River - Reb River - Robe River

Sagan River - Shebelle River - Shinfa River - Sor River

T to Z
Tekezé River Tella River Usno River - Ubbi Ubbi River

Wabe River - Walaqa River - Wajja River - Wanchet River - Wari River - Weito River - Weyib River - Welmel River

Yabus River

Zarima River