Dur Anbesa

Dur Anbesa is a reservoir located in the Hintalo Wajirat woreda of the Tigray Region in Ethiopia. The earthen dam that holds the reservoir was built in 2001 by SAERT.^[1] The catchment of the reservoir is 10 km² large. The reservoir suffers from rapid siltation.^[2]^[3] 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.^[4]

Dam characteristics

In 2002, the life expectancy of the reservoir (the duration before it is filled with sediment) was estimated at 36 years.^[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.
^ 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.
^ Vanmaercke, M. and colleagues (2019). "Sediment Yield and Reservoir Siltation in Tigray". Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains. GeoGuide. Cham (CH): Springer Nature. pp. 345–357. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-04955-3_23. ISBN 978-3-030-04954-6. S2CID 199112876.
^ Nigussie Haregeweyn, and colleagues (2008). "Sediment yield variability in Northern Ethiopia: A quantitative analysis of its controlling factors". Catena. 75 (1): 65–76. Bibcode:2008Caten..75...65H. doi:10.1016/j.catena.2008.04.011.

Dur Anbesa
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Coordinates	13°16′47″N 39°27′35″E / 13.27972°N 39.45972°E / 13.27972; 39.45972
Type	Freshwater artificial lake
Basin countries	Ethiopia

Surface area	0.14 km² (0.054 sq mi)
Water volume	0.9×10^⁶ m³ (730 acre⋅ft)

Settlements	Hintalo