Addi Asme'e

Addi Asme’e is a reservoir located in the Kola Tembien woreda of the Tigray Region in Ethiopia. The earthen dam that holds the reservoir was built in 1994, with a dam crest length of 287 metres.[1]

Addi Asme’e
Addi Asme’e
Coordinates13.64708044°N 38.96441171°E / 13.64708044; 38.96441171
TypeFreshwater artificial lake
Basin countriesEthiopia
SettlementsAbiy Addi

Environment

The reservoir suffers from rapid siltation.[2] The lithology of the catchment is Precambrian metamorphic rock.[1]

See also: Soil in Kola Tembien

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.
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