Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Blue Nile (geographical name)river 850 (1368 ) Ethiopia & Sudan flowing from Lake Tana into the Nile at Khartoum - miles kilometers NNW see abay
Blue Nile (Wikipedia)
The Blue Nile is a river originating at Lake Tana in Ethiopia. It travels for approximately 1,450 km (900 mi) through Ethiopia and Sudan. Along with the White Nile, it is one of the two major tributaries of the Nile and supplies about 85.6% of the water to the Nile during the rainy season.
| Blue Nile Abay | |
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 Blue Nile River in Ethiopia | |
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| Location | |
| Countries | Ethiopia, Sudan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Gish Abay at Sekela, Ethiopia |
| • coordinates | 11°00′07″N 37°13′30″E / 11.002°N 37.225°E |
| • elevation | 2,560 m (8,400 ft) |
| Mouth | Nile River |
• location | Khartoum, Sudan |
• coordinates | 15°38′31″N 32°30′18″E / 15.642°N 32.505°E |
• elevation | 373 m (1,224 ft) |
| Length | 1,450 km (900 mi) |
| Basin size | 325,000 km2 (125,000 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 1,548 m3/s (54,700 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Nile → Mediterranean Sea |
| River system | Nile |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Bashilo, Walaqa, Jamma, Muger, Guder, Gulla, Didessa, Dabus |
| • right | Beles, Dinder, Rahad |
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