Arato

Arato
A dam head
Arato is located in Ethiopia
Arato
Arato
Coordinates13°30′44″N 39°38′41″E / 13.51230068°N 39.64480822°E / 13.51230068; 39.64480822
TypeFreshwater artificial lake
Basin countriesEthiopia
Surface area0.4 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Water volume2.59×10^6 m3 (2,100 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation2,400 m (7,900 ft)
SettlementsAraguren

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.[1]

  1. ^ De Wit, Joke (2003). Stuwmeren in Tigray (Noord-Ethiopië): kenmerken, sedimentatie en sediment-bronnen. Unpub. M.Sc. thesis. Department of Geography, K.U.Leuven.