Reservoir sedimentation and its mitigating strategies: A case study of Angereb reservoir (NW Ethiopia)

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 291-305

  Haregeweyn, Nigussie ^a,b   Melesse, Bekure ^b   Tsunekawa, Atsushi ^a   Tsubo, Mitsuru ^a   Meshesha, Derege ^a   Balana, Bedru Babulo ^c  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angereb dam; Bathymetric survey; Capacity loss; Ethiopia; Multicriteria decision analysis; Sediment management strategies; Sediment yield

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; DAM CONSTRUCTION; DATA ACQUISITION; DECISION ANALYSIS; MITIGATION; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SEDIMENT YIELD; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SUSTAINABILITY; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; UPLAND REGION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHED;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 84856233775     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-011-0447-z     Document Type: Article

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