Checheho River
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The Checheho River is a small river located in north-central Ethiopia
. Part of the watershed of the Abay River, it rises to the east of Debre Zebit
to flow south to join the Bashilo River
. Its major tributary is the Zhit'a, which enters the Checheho on the left side.
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
. Part of the watershed of the Abay River, it rises to the east of Debre Zebit
Debre Zebit
Debre Zebit is a village in northern Ethiopia. Located in the Semien Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, about 240 kilometres north of Addis Ababa, this village has a has a latitude and longitude of and an elevation of 2928 meters above sea level. The Central Statistical Agency has not published an...
to flow south to join the Bashilo River
Bashilo River
The Bashilo River is located in Ethiopia. Known for its canyon, which one source describes as almost as extensive as the canyon of its parent the Abay, also known as the Blue Nile, the river originates just west of Kutaber in the Amhara Region, flowing first to the northwest to where the Tergiya...
. Its major tributary is the Zhit'a, which enters the Checheho on the left side.