Addi Shihu

Addi Shihu
Addi Shihu
	Catchment of Addi Shihu reservoir
	Addi Shihu
Coordinates	13.65459635°N 39.69969704°E
Type	Freshwater artificial lake
Basin countries	Ethiopia
Surface area	0.36 km2 (0.14 sq mi)
Water volume	1×106 m3 (810 acre⋅ft)
Settlements	Atsbi

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.

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References

De Wit, Joke (2003). Stuwmeren in Tigray (Noord-Ethiopië): kenmerken, sedimentatie en sediment-bronnen. Unpub. M.Sc. thesis. Department of Geography, K.U.Leuven.
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.
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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[joke-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] 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.