Jerer River

Jerer River
Map of the Jubba River Basin, showing the Jerer in the upper right
Location
CountryEthiopia
RegionsSomali, Oromia
Physical characteristics
SourceEthiopian Highlands
  locationNear Chinaksen
  coordinates9°31′43″N 42°34′28″E / 9.52861°N 42.57444°E / 9.52861; 42.57444
  elevation2,505 m (8,219 ft)
MouthFafen River
  coordinates
7°39′27″N 43°48′12″E / 7.657486°N 43.803253°E / 7.657486; 43.803253
  elevation
777 m (2,549 ft)
Length309 km (192 mi)
Basin size10,628 km2 (4,103 sq mi)
Discharge 
  locationMouth
  average5.22 m3/s (184 cu ft/s)
  minimum0 m3/s (0 cu ft/s)
  maximum20.2 m3/s (710 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionFafenShebelleJubbaSomali Sea
River systemJubba Basin
CitiesJijiga
Population579,000

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.