Felaga

Felaga 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 1996 by Tigray Bureau of Agriculture.[1]

Felaga
Felaga
Coordinates13.90960685°N 39.76514512°E / 13.90960685; 39.76514512
TypeFreshwater artificial lake
Basin countriesEthiopia
Surface area0.2153 km2 (0.0831 sq mi)
Water volume0.9×10^6 m3 (730 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation2,786 m (9,140 ft)
SettlementsAtsbi

Dam characteristics

  • Dam height: 11.9 metres
  • Dam crest length: 115 metres
  • Spillway width: 15 metres

Capacity

  • Original capacity: 900000 
  • Dead storage: 115000 
  • Reservoir area: 21.53 ha

Irrigation

  • Designed irrigated area: 75 ha
  • Actual irrigated area in 2002: 40 ha

Environment

The catchment of the reservoir is 8.16 km² large. The reservoir suffers from rapid siltation.[2][3] The lithology of the catchment is Enticho Sandstone and precambrian rock.[1] 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]

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.
  3. Vanmaercke, M. and colleagues (2019). "Sediment Yield and Reservoir Siltation in Tigray". Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains. GeoGuide. Cham (CH): Springer Nature. pp. 345–357. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-04955-3_23. ISBN 978-3-030-04954-6.
  4. Nigussie Haregeweyn, and colleagues (2008). "Sediment yield variability in Northern Ethiopia: A quantitative analysis of its controlling factors". Catena. 75: 65–76. doi:10.1016/j.catena.2008.04.011.
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