# Tendaho Dam

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Dam in Afar, Ethiopia

Dam in Afar, Northern Ethiopia

Tendaho Irrigation Dam Interactive map of Tendaho Irrigation Dam Country Ethiopia Location Afar, Northern Ethiopia Coordinates 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 Ethiopia Dam and spillways Type of dam Embankment, earth-fill Impounds Awash River Height 53 meter Length 412 meter Reservoir Total capacity .186 km3 (150,793 acre⋅ft) Power Station Operator Ethiopian Construction Works Corporation

**Tendaho Dam** is an [earth-filled dam](/source/Earth-filled_dam) in the eastern [Afar Region](/source/Afar_Region) of [Ethiopia](/source/Ethiopia). It is situated on the [Awash River](/source/Awash_River), and its reservoir also receives the output of the [Mille River](/source/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. The dam is aimed at providing 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, and the remaining 50,000 hectares for cultivating sugar cane for the sugar factory.

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

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11May2009_1-0)** [Ethiopia: Tendaho Dam Construction Reaches 98 Percent, *July 2014*](http://allafrica.com/stories/201407290728.html)

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