Gereb Segen (Hintalo)

Gereb Segen
Gereb Segen is located in Ethiopia
Gereb Segen
Gereb Segen
Coordinates13°15′19″N 39°29′42″E / 13.25521166°N 39.49495665°E / 13.25521166; 39.49495665
TypeFreshwater artificial lake
Basin countriesEthiopia
Surface area0.117 km2 (0.045 sq mi)
Water volume0.3374×10^6 m3 (273.5 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation2,090 m (6,860 ft)
SettlementsHintalo

Gereb Segen 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 2000 by SAERT.[1]

Gereb Segen (with spillway)

Dam characteristics

  • Dam height: 14.86 metres
  • Dam crest length: 473 metres
  • Spillway width: 8 metres

Capacity

  • Original capacity: 337408 m³
  • Dead storage: 22400 m³
  • Reservoir area: 11.7 ha

In 2002, the life expectancy of the reservoir (the duration before it is filled with sediment) was estimated at 25 years.[1]

Irrigation

  • Designed irrigated area: 24 ha
  • Actual irrigated area in 2002: zero ha

Environment

Gereb Segen with catchment

The catchment of the reservoir is 3.53 km2 large, with a perimeter of 11.66 km and a length of 5200 metres. The reservoir suffers from rapid siltation.[2][3] The lithology of the catchment is Agula Shale.[1] 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]

Homonymous places

There is a (much larger) dam with the same name, some 20 km to the northwest: Gereb Segen (May Gabat)

References

  1. ^ a b c 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.