Reb River

Reb River Rib
Native name	ርብ (Amharic)
Location
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Amhara
Zone	South Gondar
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Near Gasay
• coordinates	11°47′23″N 38°09′48″E / 11.78977°N 38.16341°E / 11.78977; 38.16341
• elevation	2,808 m (9,213 ft)
Mouth	Lake Tana
• coordinates	12°2′26″N 37°36′0″E / 12.04056°N 37.60000°E / 12.04056; 37.60000
• elevation	1,788 m (5,866 ft)
Length	110 km (68 mi)
Basin size	1,570 km2 (610 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Mouth (estimate) [1]
• average	27.78 m3/s (981 cu ft/s)
• minimum	5.34 m3/s (189 cu ft/s)
• maximum	73.17 m3/s (2,584 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Lake Tana → Blue Nile → Nile → Mediterranean Sea
River system	Nile Basin
Population	500,000

The Reb (also transliterated as Rib; Amharic "bottom, buttocks"^{[citation needed]}) is a river of north-central Ethiopia which empties into Lake Tana in a small delta. The river originates on the slopes of Mount Guna, and flows west through Kemekem woreda. It has no significant tributaries.