Sulluh

Sulluh
Shugu'a Shugu'i confluence: Sulluh (from the back) and Genfel (from right) together form Giba River, flowing towards the photographer
Sulluh River in Tigray Region
Location
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Tigray Region
Districts (woreda)	Dogu’a Tembien, Kilte Awula’ilo, Hawzen
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Slopes of Mugulat mountains
• elevation	2,746 m (9,009 ft)
Mouth	Giba River
• location	Shugu'a Shugu'i
• coordinates	13.648°N 39.415°E / 13.648; 39.415
• elevation	1,770 m (5,810 ft)
Length	87 km (54 mi)
Basin size	969 km2 (374 mi2)
Width
• average	35 m (115 ft)
Discharge
• location	Near the confluence at Shugu'a Shugu'i
• maximum	338 m3/s (11,900 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Giba→ Tekezé→ Atbarah→ Nile→ Mediterranean Sea
River system	Permanent river
Waterbodies	Addi Abagiè and many other reservoirs
Bridges	Road Hawzien-Senkata
Topography	Mountains and deep gorges

The Sulluh is a river of northern Ethiopia. Rising in the mountains of Mugulat (3,298 metres (10,820 ft) above sea level), it flows southward to Giba River which empties finally in the Tekezé River. Future Lake Giba will occupy the plain where Sulluh, Genfel and Agula'i Rivers meet.

Giba drainage network