Gudar River

The Gudar is a river of central Ethiopia.^[1] It is a left-bank tributary of the Abay or Blue Nile; tributaries of the Gudar include the Dabissa and the Taranta. The Gudar River has a drainage area about 7,011 square kilometers in size.^[2] It was bounded by the historical Endagabatan province.^[3]

Gudar River Guder
Map showing the Abbay (Blue Nile) basin, with the Gudar River (bottom right)
Location
Country	Ethiopia
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Blue Nile
• coordinates	9.863615°N 37.671039°E / 9.863615; 37.671039
• elevation	932 m (3,058 ft)
Basin size	7,011 km2 (2,707 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Blue Nile → Nile → Mediterranean Sea
River system	Nile Basin

In the 1600s, emperor Susenyos I and his troops traversed this river to meet Hadiya leader Sidi Mohammed at the Battle of Hadiya.^[4]

A Greek resident built the first bridge over the Gudar in 1897.^[5]

See also

• List of rivers of Ethiopia