Back Beles Wenz (suba sa Etyopiya, Benishangul-Gumuz Region) CEB Beles Czech Beles (Fluss) German Beles Finnish Beles (rivière) French Rio Beles Portuguese Beles Wenz Swedish Mto Beles Swahili 貝爾斯河 Chinese
| Beles | |
|---|---|
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 Map showing the Abbay basin, with the Beles River (Centre) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Lake Tana |
| • elevation | 2,100 m (6,900 ft) |
| Mouth | Blue Nile |
| Length | 350 km (220 mi) |
| Basin size | 14,200 km2 (5,500 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Blue Nile → Nile → Mediterranean Sea |
| River system | Nile Basin |
The Beles (Kusa in Gumuz language) is a river of western Ethiopia. A tributary of the Abay river (better known as the Blue Nile), the Beles rises in Dangur woreda to flow in a south-west direction to its confluence. Its catchment area amounts to about 14,200 square kilometers.[1]
- ^ "Tana & Beles Integrated Water Resources Development: Project Appraisal Document (PAD), Vol.1", World Bank, 2 May 2008 (accessed 5 May 2009)