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Sor River

Coordinates: 8°30′48″N 35°11′17″E / 8.51333°N 35.18806°E / 8.51333; 35.18806
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Sor River
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Location
CountryEthiopia
RegionsOromia, SWEPR
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates7°35′59.4″N 35°49′8.5″E / 7.599833°N 35.819028°E / 7.599833; 35.819028
 • elevation2,797 m (9,177 ft)
MouthBirbir River
 • coordinates
8°30′48″N 35°11′17″E / 8.51333°N 35.18806°E / 8.51333; 35.18806
 • elevation
815 m (2,674 ft)
Length231 km (144 mi)
Basin size6,650 km2 (2,570 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationMouth (estimate)[1]
 • average86.6 m3/s (3,060 cu ft/s)
 • minimum10.5 m3/s (370 cu ft/s)
 • maximum230.9 m3/s (8,150 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionBirbirBaroSobatWhite NileNileMediterranean Sea
River systemNile
Population978,000[2]

The Sor is a river of southwestern Ethiopia.[3] A tributary of the Birbir River on its left side and joins it at latitude and longitude 8°30′48″N 35°11′17″E / 8.51333°N 35.18806°E / 8.51333; 35.18806, the Sor rises in Sayo.

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  1. ^ Müller Schmied, Hannes; Cáceres, Denise; Eisner, Stephanie; Flörke, Martina; Herbert, Claudia; Niemann, Christoph; Peiris, Thedini Asali; Popat, Eklavyya; Portmann, Felix Theodor; Reinecke, Robert; Schumacher, Maike; Shadkam, Somayeh; Telteu, Camelia-Eliza; Trautmann, Tim; Döll, Petra (2021-02-23). "The global water resources and use model WaterGAP v2.2d: model description and evaluation". Geoscientific Model Development. 14 (2): 1037–1079. Bibcode:2021GMD....14.1037M. doi:10.5194/gmd-14-1037-2021. hdl:11250/2984567. ISSN 1991-959X.
  2. ^ Liu, L., Cao, X., Li, S., & Jie, N. (2023). GlobPOP: A 31-year (1990-2020) global gridded population dataset generated by cluster analysis and statistical learning (1.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10088105
  3. ^ "Jimma: Capital of Coffee Country". Tourism Ethiopia. Ethiopian Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Retrieved 27 December 2012.