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Freshwater artificial lake in Ethiopia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aqushela is a typical over-dimensioned reservoir located in the Tanqwa-Abergele woreda of the Tigray Region in Ethiopia. The earthen dam that holds the reservoir was built in 1999 by the Relief Society of Tigray.[1]
Aqushela | |
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Coordinates | 13.38695882°N 38.83006536°E |
Type | Freshwater artificial lake |
Basin countries | Ethiopia |
Surface area | 0.2 km2 (0.077 sq mi) |
Water volume | 0.81×10 6 m3 (660 acre⋅ft) (designed volume) |
Settlements | Hidmo |
These are the design values. In practice, the runoff from the catchment is largely insufficient to fill the reservoir, which serves only as shallow drinking pond for livestock.[1]
The catchment of the reservoir is 13.5 km² large. The lithology of the catchment is Precambrian metamorphic rock.[1] Land use is strongly dependent on lithology: soils on metamorphic black limestone are used for cropping, while those on the schist and slate formations are under savannah woodland. Lands on the green-reddish-gray metamorphic banded marl formation are used for settlements. Most common soil types are:[2]
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