Table 2: Major lakes of Ethiopia and their physical and water resource features.
|
Name of Lake |
Elevation (masl) |
Drainage area (Km2) |
Surface area (Km2) |
Max.depth (m) |
Volume (BCM) |
|
Tana |
1,788 |
1,788 |
3,156 |
14 |
28.4 |
|
Ziway |
1,636 |
7,380 |
440 |
9 |
1 |
|
Langano |
1,585 |
2,000 |
230 |
46 |
3.8 |
|
Abijata |
1,580 |
10,740 |
180 |
14 |
1 |
|
Shala |
1,550 |
2,300 |
370 |
266 |
37 |
|
Awassa |
1,680 |
1,300 |
129 |
22 |
1 |
|
Abaya |
1,169 |
16,342 |
1,140 |
24.5 |
9.82 |
|
Chamo |
1,110 |
18,575 |
317 |
14.2 |
3.24 |
|
Chew Bahir |
570 |
- |
1125 |
- |
- |
|
Hayq |
1,900 |
83 |
23 |
81.41 |
1.01 |
|
Ashenge |
2,440 |
129 |
140 |
25.5 |
0.25 |
|
Beseka |
1,900 |
420 |
48.5 |
7 |
0.28 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
76.8 |
Source: Yesuf, et al. [49] Dinka [50] and Awulachew [14]