Arato is a reservoir located in the Inderta woreda of the Tigray Region in Ethiopia. The earthen dam that holds the reservoir was built in 1997 by SAERT.
Dam characteristics Dam height: 20 metres Dam crest length: 443 metres Spillway width: 20 metres
Capacity Original capacity: 2,590,000 m3 Dead storage: 647,698 m3 Reservoir area: 40 ha
Irrigation Designed irrigated area: 120 ha Actual irrigated area in 2002: 27 ha
Environment The catchment of the reservoir is large, with a perimeter of and a length of . The reservoir suffers from rapid siltation. The lithology of the catchment is Antalo Limestone and Mekelle Dolerite. Part of the water that could be used for irrigation is lost through seepage;An integrated approach for detection and delineation of leakage path from Micro-Dam Reservoir (MDR): a case study from Arato MDR, Northern Ethiopia https://rd.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10064-015-0750-9 the positive side-effect is that this contributes to groundwater recharge.
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