Tendaho Dam

Tendaho Irrigation Dam
Location of Tendaho Irrigation Dam in Ethiopia
Country Ethiopia
Location Afar, Northern Ethiopia
Coordinates 11°41′29″N 40°57′17″E / 11.6913°N 40.9546°E / 11.6913; 40.9546Coordinates: 11°41′29″N 40°57′17″E / 11.6913°N 40.9546°E / 11.6913; 40.9546
Status Operational
Construction began 2005
Opening date 2014
Owner(s) Ethiopia
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Embankment, earth-fill
Impounds Awash River
Reservoir
Total capacity 1.86 km3 (1,507,927 acre·ft)

Tendaho Dam is an earth-filled dam in the eastern Afar Region of Ethiopia. It is situated on the Awash River, and its reservoir also receives the output of the Mille River. 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. Its purpose is to provide 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 land planned to be irrigated, 10,000 would be allotted for social services and the community, while the remaining 50,000 hectares is for cultivating sugar cane for the sugar factory.

The nearest towns are Logiya, situated just north of the dam, and Semera, which has an airstrip (Semera Airport) and a university.

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