Addi Shihu

Reservoir in Erhiopia
13°38′53″N 39°41′41″E / 13.6480°N 39.6946°E / 13.6480; 39.6946TypeFreshwater artificial lakeBasin countriesEthiopiaSurface area0.36 km2 (0.14 sq mi)Water volume1×10^6 m3 (810 acre⋅ft)SettlementsAtsbi

Addi Shihu 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]

Dam characteristics

  • Dam height: 10.8 metres
  • Dam crest length: 301 metres

Capacity

  • Original capacity: 1 million m³
  • Reservoir area: 36 ha

Irrigation

  • Designed irrigated area: 40 ha
  • Actual irrigated area in 2002: 13 ha

Environment

The catchment of the reservoir is 9.4 km² large. The reservoir suffers from rapid siltation.[2] 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.[3]

Homonymous places

The town of Addi Shihu, in Alaje woreda is located more than 100 km to the south.

References

  1. ^ De Wit, Joke (2003). Stuwmeren in Tigray (Noord-Ethiopië): kenmerken, sedimentatie en sediment-bronnen. Unpub. M.Sc. thesis. Department of Geography, K.U.Leuven.
  2. ^ Nigussie Haregeweyn, and colleagues (2006). "Reservoirs in Tigray: characteristics and sediment deposition problems". Land Degradation and Development. 17: 211–230. doi:10.1002/ldr.698. S2CID 129834993.
  3. ^ Nigussie Haregeweyn, and colleagues (2008). "Sediment yield variability in Northern Ethiopia: A quantitative analysis of its controlling factors". Catena. 75 (1): 65–76. Bibcode:2008Caten..75...65H. doi:10.1016/j.catena.2008.04.011.