🌊 Lake Ziway

Ethiopia · Africa · 1,636 m · 8.00°N, 38.83°E

Lake Batu, also known as Hora-Dambal or Dambal is one of the freshwater Rift Valley lakes of Ethiopia. Located about 100 miles south of Addis Ababa, on the border between the Oromia and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, the woredas holding the lake's shoreline are Adami Tullu-Jido Kombolcha, Dugda, and Batu town. The town of Batu lies on the lake's western shore. The lake is fed primarily by two rivers, the Meki from the west and the Katar from the east, and is drained by the Bulbula which empties into Lake Abijatta. The lake's catchment has an area of 7,025 square kilometers.

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Quick facts

Country	Ethiopia
Continent / region	Africa
Surface elevation	1,636 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	8.00°N, 38.83°E · view on map

Lake Ziway sits at 1,636 m in Ethiopia, in Africa. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More lakes in Ethiopia

Lake Tana · Lake Abijatta · Zengena Lake · Lake Abaya · Lake Basaka · Lake Karum · Lake Langano · Lake Afrera · Lake Ashenge · Lake Gummare.

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