List of rivers of Eritrea facts for kids

Map of Eritrea showing the main rivers.

This is a list of streams and rivers in Eritrea, arranged geographically by drainage basin. Generally, rivers in Eritrea are divided into three groups: those that drain into Sudan, towards the Red Sea and towards the Afar Depression. There is an alphabetic list at the end of this article.

Flowing into the Mediterranean

• Nile (Egypt, Sudan)
  • Atbarah River (Sudan)
    • Mareb River (or Gash River) (only reaches the Atbarah in times of flood)
      • Obel River
    • Tekezé River

Flowing into the Red Sea

• Barka River
  • Anseba River
    • Zara River
    • Koka River
    • Fah River
  • Mogoraib River
  • Langeb River
• Damas River
• Gonfale River
• Wokiro River
  • Wadi Laba River
• Haddas River
  • Aligide River
    • Barosio River
    • Guwa River
  • Comaile River
  • Saato River

Alphabetic list

• Aligide River - Anseba River
• Barka River - Barosio River
• Comaile River
• Damas River
• Fah River - Falkat River
• Gonfale River - Guwa River
• Haddas River
• Koka River
• Lebka River - Lalake River - Langeb River
• Mareb River - Mogoraib River
• Obel River
• Regali River
• Saato River
• Tekezé River
• Wadi Laba River - Wokiro River
• Zara River

See also

• List of rivers of Africa