Gereb May Zib'i

Gereb May Zib’i
Gereb May Zib’i
	Gereb May Zib’i
Coordinates	13.78180799°N 39.60931392°E
Type	Freshwater artificial lake
Basin countries	Ethiopia
Surface elevation	2,000 m (6,600 ft)
Settlements	Wukro

Gereb May Zib’i is a reservoir located in the Kilte Awula’ilo woreda of the Tigray Region in Ethiopia. The earthen dam that holds the reservoir was built by the Tigray Bureau of Agriculture and Natural Resources, for purpose of livestock watering and human water consumption.[1]

Environment

The catchment of the reservoir is 0.79 km² large, with a perimeter of 3.93 km. The lithology of the catchment is Agula Shale and Antalo Limestone.[1] Part of the water is lost through seepage; the positive side-effect is that this contributes to groundwater recharge.[2]

References

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 (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.

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[joke-1] 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 (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.