Addi Hilo Explained

Addi Hilo
Coords:13.4428°N 39.5665°W
Type:Freshwater artificial lake
Basin Countries:Ethiopia
Area:0.025km2
Volume:0.108806e6m3
Elevation:2310m (7,580feet)
Pushpin Map:Ethiopia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Cities:Kwiha

Addi Hilo is a reservoir located in the Inderta woreda of the Tigray Region in Ethiopia. The earthen dam that holds the reservoir was built in 1998 by SAERT.[1]

Dam characteristics

Capacity

In 2002, the life expectancy of the reservoir (the duration before it is filled with sediment) was estimated at 9 years.[1]

Irrigation

Environment

The catchment of the reservoir is 0.72 km² large, with a perimeter of 3.34 km and a length of 1210 metres. The reservoir suffers from rapid siltation.[2] The lithology of the catchment is dominantly Agula shale and little Mekelle dolerite.[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.[3]

Notes and References

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