Era is a reservoir located in the Atsbi Wenberta woreda of the Tigray Region in Ethiopia. The earthen dam that holds the reservoir was built in 1997 by SAERT.
Dam characteristics Dam height: 16.73 metres Spillway width: 10 metres
Capacity Original capacity: 1 920 000 m³ Dead storage: 480 000 m³ Reservoir area: 37 ha
Irrigation Designed irrigated area: 100 ha Actual irrigated area in 2002: 95 ha
Environment The catchment of the reservoir is 16 km2 large. The reservoir suffers from rapid siltation. 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.
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