Arato

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Arato
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Arato
Coordinates 13°30′44″N39°38′41″E / 13.51230068°N 39.64480822°E / 13.51230068; 39.64480822 Coordinates: 13°30′44″N39°38′41″E / 13.51230068°N 39.64480822°E / 13.51230068; 39.64480822
Type Freshwater artificial lake
Basin  countries Ethiopia
Surface area0.4 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Water volume2.59×10^6 m3 (2,100 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation2,400 m (7,900 ft)
Settlements Araguren

Arato is a reservoir located in the Inderta woreda of the Tigray Region in Ethiopia. The earthen dam that holds the reservoir was built in 1997 by SAERT. [1]

Contents

Dam characteristics

Capacity

Irrigation

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Environment

The catchment of the reservoir is 12 square kilometres (4.6 sq mi) large, with a perimeter of 16 km (9.9 mi) and a length of 4,950 m (16,240 ft). The reservoir suffers from rapid siltation. [2] The lithology of the catchment is Antalo Limestone and Mekelle Dolerite. [1] Part of the water that could be used for irrigation is lost through seepage; [3] the positive side-effect is that this contributes to groundwater recharge. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 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. An integrated approach for detection and delineation of leakage path from Micro-Dam Reservoir (MDR): a case study from Arato MDR, Northern Ethiopia https://rd.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10064-015-0750-9
  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.