Dukem River

{{Short description|River in Ethiopia}}{{Infobox river

| name = Dukem River

| other_name = Durkham

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|8|34|52|N|38|46|38|E}}

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = Ethiopia

| subdivision_type2 = Regions

| subdivision_name2 = Oromia, Addis Ababa

| source1 = Ethiopian Highlands

| source1_location = Mount Yarar

| source1_elevation = {{cvt|2990|m}}

| source1_coordinates = {{coord|8|53|58|N|38|57|37|E|display=it}}

| mouth = Awash River

| mouth_elevation = {{cvt|1784|m}}

| length = {{cvt|47|km}}{{Cite journal |last=Lehner |first=Bernhard |last2=Verdin |first2=Kristine |last3=Jarvis |first3=Andy |date=2008-03-04 |title=New Global Hydrography Derived From Spaceborne Elevation Data |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2008eo100001 |journal=Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union |volume=89 |issue=10 |pages=93–94 |doi=10.1029/2008eo100001 |issn=0096-3941|url-access=subscription }}

| discharge1_location = Mouth

| discharge1_min = {{cvt|0.368|m3/s}}

| discharge1_avg = {{cvt|1.97|m3/s}}

| discharge1_max = {{cvt|8.68|m3/s}}

| progression = Awash → Lake Abbe

| river_system = Awash Basin

| basin_size = {{cvt|342|km2}}

| basin_population = 196,000 Liu, L., Cao, X., Li, S., & Jie, N. (2023). GlobPOP: A 31-year (1990-2020) global gridded population dataset generated by cluster analysis and statistical learning (1.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10088105

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Dukem River is a river of central Ethiopia.{{Cite journal |last=D |first=Tegegne |last2=A |first2=Mengesha |date=2022-10-07 |title=Estimation of Owned and Street Dog Population by Quesionnire Survey and Mark-Recapture Method in Three Urban Areas: Bishoftu, Dukem and Modjo Towns |url=https://austinpublishinggroup.com/veterinary-science-research/fulltext/avsah-v9-id1105.php |journal=Austin Journal of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry}} It is the namesake of the town Dukem.{{Cite web |last=Fortune |first=(Addis) |title=Dukem Aspires for New Master Plan Amid Officials Squabbling |url=https://addisfortune.news/dukem-aspires-for-new-master-plan-amid-officials-squabbling/ |access-date=2024-06-14 |language=en-US}} It is a tributary of the Awash River.