Research Article

Hydrological and Meteorological Drought Monitoring and Trend Analysis in Abbay River Basin, Ethiopia

Table 1

Selected hydrometeorological station location in Abbay river basin.

Hydrological stations
Station nameLatitudeLongitudeArea (km2)Annual flow (m3/s)Record yearData length (year)

Border11.2837.231725422348.41973–201442
Bahir Dar11.637.38153191386.021973–201442
Chemoga10.337.7336461.121973–200836
Gilgele Beles11.1736.37675213.741973–201442
Guder8.9537.75524143.411973–200836
Gummera11.8337.631394413.611973–201442
Kessie11.0638.18657846280.651973–201442
Robigumera9.4539887106.941983–200927

Meteorological stations
Station nameLatitudeLongitudeElevation (m)Mean annual rainfall (mm)Record yearData length (year)

Bahir Dar11.637.4217701423.881973–201442
Chagni10.9736.4916141718.271973–201442
Gondar12.5237.4319731161.291973–201442
Makisegnit12.3937.5519121003.891973–201442
Gundewoin10.9338.0920521569.471973–201442
Debre Tabor11.8737.9926121535.971973–201442
Dangila11.4336.8521161609.951973–201442
Mehalmeda10.3139.663084865.421985–201632
Debre Berhan9.6339.52750928.561985–201632
Alem Ketema10.0339.0322801104.351985–201632
Deneba9.7639.22600969.471985–201632
Lemi9.8138.925001311.751985–201632
Fiche9.7638.7327841143.111985–201632
Assosa1034.5116001079.021985–201632
Nekemt9.0836.4620802065.861985–201632