Katar River
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Katar River is a river of central Ethiopia
. The river arises from the glaciated slopes of Mount Kaka and Mount Badda in the Arsi Zone
; its 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. Having a watershed of 3,400 km2, the river drains into Lake Ziway.
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
. The river arises from the glaciated slopes of Mount Kaka and Mount Badda in the Arsi Zone
Arsi Zone
Arsi is one of the 12 zones of the Oromia Region in Ethiopia. Arsi is also the name of a former province. Both the Zone and the former province are named after a subgroup of the Oromo, who inhabit both...
; its 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. Having a watershed of 3,400 km2, the river drains into Lake Ziway.