Fafen 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.

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
• elevation	2,505 m (8,219 ft)
Mouth	Shebelle River (sometimes)
• coordinates	5°02′45″N 44°59′00″E
• 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

See also

• List of rivers of Ethiopia