The current Awash River travels south to north across the study region, eventually emptying into Lake Abbé on the Ethiopia-Djibouti border.
ðə kˈɜːɹənt ɐwˈɑːʃ ɹˈɪvɚ tɹˈævəlz sˈaʊθ tə nˈɔːɹθ əkɹˌɑːs ðə stˈʌdi ɹˈiːdʒən, ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli ˈɛmptiɪŋ ˌɪntʊ lˈeɪk æbˈeɪ ɔnðɪ ˌiːθɪˈoʊpiədʒɪbˈuːɾi bˈoːɹdɚ.