Fafen River

Fafen River
Map showing the Jubba and Shebelle rivers drainage basin
Location
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Somali, Oromia
Physical characteristics
Source	Ethiopian Highlands
• location	Near Chinaksen
• coordinates	9°31′43″N 42°34′28″E / 9.528706°N 42.574535°E / 9.528706; 42.574535
• elevation	2,505 m (8,219 ft)
Mouth	Shebelle River (sometimes)
• coordinates	5°02′45″N 44°59′00″E / 5.045836°N 44.983357°E / 5.045836; 44.983357
• elevation	199 m (653 ft)
Length	713 km (443 mi)[1]
Basin size	45,572 km2 (17,595 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• location	Mouth[1]
• average	37.5 m3/s (1,320 cu ft/s)
• minimum	0 m3/s (0 cu ft/s)
• maximum	115.2 m3/s (4,070 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Shebelle → Jubba → Somali Sea
River system	Jubba Basin
Population	969,000[2]
Tributaries
• left	Jerer River

Fafen River is a river of eastern Ethiopia. Rising to the east of Harar, in Harari Region, it cuts through a series of wide, flat shelves of sedimentary rocks made of sandstone, limestone, and gypsum as it descends in a south-eastern direction towards the Shebelle River.^[3] The Fafen only joins the Shebelle river during times of heavy rainfall.

• List of rivers of Ethiopia