Addi Asme’e is a reservoir located in the Kola Tembien woreda of the Tigray Region in Ethiopia. The earthen dam that holds the reservoir was built in 1994, with a dam crest length of 287 metres.[1]

Addi Asme’e
A lake with a sandy/rocky foreshore
Addi Asme’e is located in Ethiopia
Addi Asme’e
Addi Asme’e
Coordinates13°38′49″N 38°57′52″E / 13.64708044°N 38.96441171°E / 13.64708044; 38.96441171
TypeFreshwater artificial lake
Basin countriesEthiopia
SettlementsAbiy Addi

Environment edit

The reservoir suffers from rapid siltation.[2] The lithology of the catchment is Precambrian metamorphic rock.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b 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. S2CID 129834993.