Era (reservoir)

Freshwater artificial lake in Ethiopia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Era is a reservoir located in the Atsbi Wenberta woreda of the Tigray Region in Ethiopia. The earthen dam that holds the reservoir was built in 1997 by SAERT.[1]

Coordinates13°41′35″N 39°46′00″E
TypeFreshwater artificial lake
BasincountriesEthiopia
Surface area
0.37 km2 (0.14 sq mi)
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Era
Era is located in Ethiopia
Era
Era
Location within Ethiopia
Era is located in Africa
Era
Era
Location within Africa
Coordinates13°41′35″N 39°46′00″E
TypeFreshwater artificial lake
Basin countriesEthiopia
Surface area
0.37 km2 (0.14 sq mi)
Water volume
1.920000×10^6 m3 (1,556.569 acre⋅ft)
SettlementsAtsbi
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Dam characteristics

  • Dam height: 16.73 metres
  • Spillway width: 10 metres

Capacity

  • Original capacity: 1 920 000 m³
  • Dead storage: 480 000 m³
  • Reservoir area: 37 ha

Irrigation

  • Designed irrigated area: 100 ha
  • Actual irrigated area in 2002: 95 ha

Environment

The catchment of the reservoir is 16 km2 large. The reservoir suffers from rapid siltation.[2][3] Part of the water that could be used for irrigation is lost through seepage; the positive side-effect is that this contributes to groundwater recharge.[4]

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