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Era (reservoir)

Era 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.

Dam characteristics

  • Dam height: 16.73 metres
  • Spillway width: 10 metres

Capacity

  • Original capacity: 1 920 000 m³
  • Dead storage: 480 000 m³
  • Reservoir area: 37 ha

Irrigation

  • Designed irrigated area: 100 ha
  • Actual irrigated area in 2002: 95 ha

Environment

The catchment of the reservoir is 16 km<sup>2</sup> large. The reservoir suffers from rapid siltation. 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.

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