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  2. Awash River - Wikipedia

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    The Awash River basin is the most developed, utilized, abused, impacted, and most populous (over 15% or nearly 18.6 million out of 120 million) basin in Ethiopia (as of 2021). [6] Rapid growth of agriculture, industries and urbanization within the Awash basin, as well as population growth is placing increasing demands on the basin’s water ...

  3. Dams and reservoirs in Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    The reservoir of one of Ethiopia's oldest large dams, the Awash dam commissioned in 1966, is close to reaching the end of its useful life due to siltation. While most of the newly constructed dams are much larger than the Awash dam and thus have a longer lifetime, they will also ultimately silt up.

  4. Tendaho Dam - Wikipedia

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    The dam is a project of the Ethiopian Water Works Construction Enterprise (EWWCE). Project planning began in 2005, with construction occurring from 2010 to 2014. The dam is aimed at providing irrigation primarily for the Tendaho Sugar Factory sugar cane plantation., [1] as well as drinking water for the region. Out of the 60,000 hectares of ...

  5. Koka Reservoir - Wikipedia

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    It was created by the construction of the Koka Dam across the Awash River. The reservoir has an area of 180 square kilometres (69 sq mi). The reservoir has an area of 180 square kilometres (69 sq mi).

  6. Water supply and sanitation in Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    Groundwater exploration is taking place in the upper Awash sub-basin: "More than 300 boreholes have been drilled in this area for the municipality, irrigation, industries, and different private owners under a government-promoted self-supply policy." [15] For example deep boreholes were drilled to supply water to Addis Ababa city.

  7. Lake Abbe - Wikipedia

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    Besides the Awash, seasonal affluents of Lake Abbe include two wadis, the Oleldere and Abuna Merekes, which enter the lake from the west and south, crossing the salt flats. Although the present area of the lake's open water is 34,000 hectares (130 sq mi), recent droughts and extraction of water from the Awash River for irrigation has caused the ...

  8. List of rivers of Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    A map of the Atbara River drainage basin. Mareb River (or Gash River) (only reaches the Atbarah in times of flood) Obel River; Tekezé River (or Takkaze or Setit) Zarima River; Ataba River; Wari River. Qortem Zer'a; Tsaliet. Agefet. Ab'aro; Azef River; Amblo; Korowya; Ferrey River; Kidane Mihret River; May Meqa; Graliwdo; Giba River. Tanqwa ...

  9. Agriculture in Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    Where the topography permits, they are suitable for farming. The soils of the Great Rift Valley often are conducive to agriculture if water is available for irrigation. The Awash River basin supports many large-scale commercial farms and several irrigated small farms. [8] Soil erosion has been one of the country's major problems.

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