Rivers include the Awash and the Germama; Lake Basaka is an important body of water in this woreda.
A survey of the land in this woreda shows that 8.2% is arable or cultivable, 7.6% pasture, 28.8% forest, and the remaining 55.4% is considered degraded or otherwise unusable.
The vegetation is primarily acacia trees with the bushes and shrubs common to the lowland portions of Ethiopia.
There were 593 licensed business enterprises in Fentale, which included 85 wholesalers, 294 retailers and 214 service providers of different types.
[1] The primary ethnic groups reported in this woreda included the Karrayyu and Ittu Oromos.