Rivers
Rivers in Somalia
There are few rivers or other dependable sources of fresh water as the rest of the country consists of a plateau, which is crossed by the two main rivers of Somalia, the Juba and the Shebelle, originating from the Ethiopian plateau and draining in a southeast direction towards the Indian Ocean.
Water, a basin human necessity on all aspects of human life is a scarce resource in the Horn of African region where the Juba and Shabelle River Basins are geographically located
Somalia is endowed with water bodies which include rivers, the following are the major rivers of Somalia