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Katar River

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

Katar River is a river of central Ethiopia. It arises from the glaciated slopes of Mount Kaka and Mount Badda in the Arsi Zone. The Katar's tributaries include the Gonde. The gradient of the river is generally steep, and areas suitable for irrigation are few in number and very limited in extent. With a watershed of 3,398 km2, the Katar drains into Lake Ziway. It is the largest river draining into Lake Ziway.

Flows through: Ethiopia.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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