List of rivers of Eritrea - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

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STREAMS
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and rivers in Eritrea
Eritrea
Eritrea , officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa. Eritrea derives it's name from the Greek word Erethria, meaning 'red land'. The capital is Asmara. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast...

, arranged geographically by drainage basin. Generally rivers in Eritrea are divided in to 3 groups: those that drain into Sudan

Sudan

Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...

, towards the Red sea

Red Sea

The Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden. In the north, there is the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf of Suez...

and towards the Afar Depression

Afar Depression

The Afar Triangle is a geological depression that is caused by the Afar Triple Junction which is part of the Great Rift Valley. It overlaps Eritrea, Djibouti and the entire Afar Region of Ethiopia. The Afar Triangle includes the Danakil Depression and the lowest point in Africa, Lake Asal...

. There is an alphabetic list at the end of this article.

Flowing into the Mediterranean

Nile (Egypt, Sudan)
- Atbarah River (Sudan)
  - Mareb River
    Mareb River
    The Mareb River , is a river flowing out of central Eritrea. Its chief importance is defining part of the boundary between Eritrea and Ethiopia between the point where the Mai Ambassa enters the river at to the confluence of the Balasa with the Mareb at .According to the Statistical Abstract of...
    
    (or Gash River) (only reaches the Atbarah in times of flood)
    - Obel River
      Obel River
      The Obel River is a small tributary to the Mareb River whose headwaters are in the Eritrean Highlands and forms part of the border between Eritrea and Ethiopia.- See also :* List of rivers of Eritrea...
  - Tekezé River
    Tekezé River
    The Tekezé River, also known as the Takkaze River, is a major river of Ethiopia, and forms a section the westernmost border of Ethiopia and Eritrea for part of its course. The river is also known as the Setit in Eritrea, western Ethiopia, and eastern Sudan. According to materials published by the...
    
    (or Setit)

Flowing into the Red Sea

Barka River
Barka River
Barka River flows from the Eritrean Highlands to the plains of Sudan. With a length of over 640 km, the Barka rises just outside Asmara, and flows in a northwestern direction through Agordat. It merges with the Anseba River near the border with Sudan....
- Anseba River
  Anseba River
  The Anseba River is a tributary of the Barka River in Eritrea with a length of 346 kilometers. It rises in the Eritrean Highlands outside Asmara and flows in a northwestern direction through Keren. It merges with the Barka River near the border with Sudan....
Damas River
Damas River
The Damas River is a seasonal river in Eritrea. This river passes outside the town of Ghinda....
Wokiro River
Wokiro River
The Wokiro River is a seasonal river in Eritrea. The river ends north of Massawa at the Red Sea. Prior to its end the river merges with the Wadi Laba River.- See also :* List of rivers of Eritrea...
- Wadi Laba River
  Wadi Laba River
  The Wadi Laba River is a seasonal river in Eritrea. The river ends north of Massawa into the Red Sea. Prior to its end the river merges with the Wokiro River.- See also :* List of rivers of Eritrea...
Aligide River
Aligide River
The Aligide River has its source a short distance outside of Asmara. It flows down the Eastern Escarpment of Eritrea until the small town of Foro near the Red Sea coast. At this point it merges with two other rivers, the Comaile River and the Haddas River. From this point it continues until it...
- Comaile River
  Comaile River
  The Comaile River has its source between the towns of Adi Keyh and Senafe. It flows down the Eastern Escarpment of Eritrea until the small town of Foro near the Red Sea coast. At this point it merges with two other rivers, the Aligide River and the Haddas River. From this point it continues until...
- Haddas River
  Haddas River
  The Haddas River is a seasonal river in Eritrea. Outside of the small town of Foro, the river merges with the Comaile and the Aligide rivers. The combined river flows south of Massawa, emptying into the Red Sea. Silt carried down in the river has led to the burial of the ancient town of Adulis....

Alphabetic list

Aligide River

The Aligide River has its source a short distance outside of Asmara. It flows down the Eastern Escarpment of Eritrea until the small town of Foro near the Red Sea coast. At this point it merges with two other rivers, the Comaile River and the Haddas River. From this point it continues until it...

- Anseba River

Anseba River

The Anseba River is a tributary of the Barka River in Eritrea with a length of 346 kilometers. It rises in the Eritrean Highlands outside Asmara and flows in a northwestern direction through Keren. It merges with the Barka River near the border with Sudan....

Barka River

Barka River flows from the Eritrean Highlands to the plains of Sudan. With a length of over 640 km, the Barka rises just outside Asmara, and flows in a northwestern direction through Agordat. It merges with the Anseba River near the border with Sudan....

Comaile River

The Comaile River has its source between the towns of Adi Keyh and Senafe. It flows down the Eastern Escarpment of Eritrea until the small town of Foro near the Red Sea coast. At this point it merges with two other rivers, the Aligide River and the Haddas River. From this point it continues until...

Damas River

The Damas River is a seasonal river in Eritrea. This river passes outside the town of Ghinda....

Haddas River

The Haddas River is a seasonal river in Eritrea. Outside of the small town of Foro, the river merges with the Comaile and the Aligide rivers. The combined river flows south of Massawa, emptying into the Red Sea. Silt carried down in the river has led to the burial of the ancient town of Adulis....

Lebka River - Lalake River

Mareb River

Mareb River

The Mareb River , is a river flowing out of central Eritrea. Its chief importance is defining part of the boundary between Eritrea and Ethiopia between the point where the Mai Ambassa enters the river at to the confluence of the Balasa with the Mareb at .According to the Statistical Abstract of...

Obel River

The Obel River is a small tributary to the Mareb River whose headwaters are in the Eritrean Highlands and forms part of the border between Eritrea and Ethiopia.- See also :* List of rivers of Eritrea...

Tekezé River

The Tekezé River, also known as the Takkaze River, is a major river of Ethiopia, and forms a section the westernmost border of Ethiopia and Eritrea for part of its course. The river is also known as the Setit in Eritrea, western Ethiopia, and eastern Sudan. According to materials published by the...

Wadi Laba River

The Wadi Laba River is a seasonal river in Eritrea. The river ends north of Massawa into the Red Sea. Prior to its end the river merges with the Wokiro River.- See also :* List of rivers of Eritrea...

- Wokiro River

Wokiro River

The Wokiro River is a seasonal river in Eritrea. The river ends north of Massawa at the Red Sea. Prior to its end the river merges with the Wadi Laba River.- See also :* List of rivers of Eritrea...