Awash Basin
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Awash Basin Facts
Basin Area: 154352 154,352 km²
59,579.872 mi² km2
Average Discharge: 31689.031,689 m³/s
1,119,086.473 cfs
1,000.01 km³/y m3/s
Type:watershed or basin, river or creek
Includes Riparians: Djibouti;
Ethiopia;
Somalia;
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The Awash Basin is located in Eastern Africa.
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Facts about Included Riparians
| Riparian | Population in Basin | Area within Basin in sq. km | Irrigated Lands within Basin in sq km | Average Discharge in cubic m per second |
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| Somalia | 0.0183 million18,300 people | 260 km²100.387 mi² | 20 km²7.722 mi² | 0 m³/s0 cfs 0 km³/y |
| Djibouti | 0.0685 million68,500 people | 11,016 km²4,253.301 mi² | 0 km²0 mi² | |
| Ethiopia | 16.32 million16,320,000 people | 143,076 km²55,241.952 mi² | 8,600 km²3,320.479 mi² | 31,689 m³/s1,119,086.473 cfs 1,000.01 km³/y |
- ^ Oregon State University.Transboundary Freshwater Spatial Database Entry for "Awash Basin" Accessed August 15 2014 online:http://ocid.nacse.org/tfdd/map/result.php?bcode=AWSH
