# Sagan River

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Not to be confused with [Sagån River](/source/Sag%C3%A5n_River).

The **Sagan River** is a seasonal river in southern [Ethiopia](/source/Ethiopia).

Rising in the [Ethiopian Highlands](/source/Ethiopian_Highlands) mountains east of [Lake Chamo](/source/Lake_Chamo), it flows south then west to join the [Weito River](/source/Weito_River) at [5°13′N 37°1′E](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=5_13_N_37_1_E).

It defines part of the boundary between the [Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region](/source/Southern_Nations,_Nationalities,_and_Peoples'_Region) and the [Oromia Region](/source/Oromia_Region).

[Tributaries](/source/Tributary) of the Sagan include the [Talpeena](/source/Talpeena)[citation needed].

In 2023, [cholera](/source/Cholera) was traced to the river, with confirmed cases identified to human consumption of river water.[1] At the time, the cholera outbreak in the country was the longest in the country's history to date.[1]

## See also

- [List of rivers of Ethiopia](/source/List_of_rivers_of_Ethiopia)

## References

1. ["Ethiopia: Cholera Outbreak - Flash Update #8 (as of 20 June 2023) - Ethiopia | ReliefWeb"](https://reliefweb.int/report/ethiopia/ethiopia-cholera-outbreak-flash-update-8-20-june-2023). *reliefweb.int*. 2023-06-21. Retrieved 2025-06-29.

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