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DeutschAddi Asme'e
| Addi Asme’e | |
|---|---|
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  Addi Asme’e | |
| Coordinates | 13°38′49″N 38°57′52″E / 13.64708044°N 38.96441171°E |
| Type | Freshwater artificial lake |
| Basin countries | Ethiopia |
| Settlements | Abiy Addi |
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]
Environment
[edit]The reservoir suffers from rapid siltation.[2] The lithology of the catchment is Precambrian metamorphic rock.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.