Kabenna River

Kabenna River
Kuba
Location
CountryEthiopia
RegionsAmhara, Afar
Physical characteristics
SourceEthiopian Highlands
  coordinates9°40′16″N 39°44′21″E / 9.67111°N 39.73917°E / 9.67111; 39.73917
  elevation3,344 m (10,971 ft)
MouthAwash River
  coordinates
9°15′27″N 40°05′31″E / 9.25750°N 40.09194°E / 9.25750; 40.09194
  elevation
748 m (2,454 ft)
Length94 km (58 mi)
Basin size1,357 km2 (524 sq mi)
Discharge 
  locationMouth
  average4.05 m3/s (143 cu ft/s)
  minimum0.484 m3/s (17.1 cu ft/s)
  maximum22.5 m3/s (790 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionAwash → Lake Abbe
River systemAwash Basin
Population228,000

The Kabenna is a river of central Ethiopia. It is a tributary of the Awash River to its west, having its source to the southwest of Ankobar. G.W.B. Huntingford speculates that it may be the same river as the Kuba, which is mentioned in the Futuh al-habaša ("The Conquest of Abyssinia"), the narrative of Imam Ahmad Gragn's conquest of the Ethiopian Empire.