Jerer River

The Jerer is an intermittent stream of eastern Ethiopia. A tributary of the Fafen River, it rises near Jijiga to flow in a south-easterly direction.

Jerer River
Map of the Jubba River Basin, showing the Jerer in the upper right
Location
Country	Ethiopia
Regions	Somali, Oromia
Physical characteristics
Source	Ethiopian Highlands
• location	Near Chinaksen
• coordinates	9°31′43″N 42°34′28″E
• elevation	2,505 m (8,219 ft)
Mouth	Fafen River
• coordinates	7°39′27″N 43°48′12″E
• elevation	777 m (2,549 ft)
Length	309 km (192 mi)
Basin size	10,628 km2 (4,103 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Mouth
• average	5.22 m3/s (184 cu ft/s)
• minimum	0 m3/s (0 cu ft/s)
• maximum	20.2 m3/s (710 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Fafen → Shebelle → Jubba → Somali Sea
River system	Jubba Basin
Cities	Jijiga
Population	579,000

References

• Jerer River