Dinder River | |
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![]() Map showing the Abbay basin, with the Dinder River(Center left) | |
Location | |
Country | Ethiopia, Sudan |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Blue Nile |
• location | Al Rabwah, Sudan |
• coordinates | 14°6′0″N 33°40′0″E / 14.10000°N 33.66667°E |
• elevation | 402 m (1,319 ft) |
Length | 784 km (487 mi) |
Basin size | 36,500 km2 (14,100 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Blue Nile → Nile → Mediterranean Sea |
River system | Nile Basin |
The Dinder River (Arabic: نهر الدندر Nahr-ud-dindir, also spelled Dindar; Amharic: ዲንደር ወንዝ, romanized: dīnideri wenizi) is a tributary of the Blue Nile. It flows through Ethiopia and Sudan for 784 km (487 mi) based on GIS measurements.