Surface water quality data from the Awash Basin, Ethiopia

To investigate heavy metal pollution and nutrient loads in the Awash river basin, Ethiopia, water samples were collected from various locations over one year (April, June, August, end of October 2021). For further details of study location and methodology, please consult the journal paper Abebe et al, 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-11674-z). The data was used in the following papers: 1) Evaluating the effects of geochemical and anthropogenic factors on the concentration and treatability of heavy metals in Awash River and Lake Beseka, Ethiopia: arsenic and molybdenum issues (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-11674-z) 2) Impacts of Climate Change and Population Growth on River Nutrient Loads in a Data Scarce Region: The Upper Awash River (Ethiopia) - (https://doi.org/10.3390/su13031254)