This paper presents a study on an extensive floodplain adjacent to Lake Tana (Ethiopia) and
its lowland tributaries, to enhance our understanding of the water of the lake and to better …

Lakes are very important components of the earth's hydrological cycle, providing a variety of
services for humans and ecosystem functioning. For a sustainable use of lakes, a substantial …

The Tana sub-basin exhibits one of the huge groundwater reserve zones in Ethiopia. While
there is effective three months of precipitation, Lake Tana receives year-round recharge from …

Although Ethiopia has a large potential to develop surface irrigation, only 5% of the 30 to 70
million hectares (ha) potentially available has been developed. To examine the underlying …

Although Ethiopia has a large potential to develop irrigation, only 5% of the 3.5 million
hectares of land potentially available has been developed. To examine the underlying …

Abstract The level of Lake Tana, Ethiopia, fluctuates annually and seasonally following the
patterns of changes in precipitation. In this study, a mass balance approach is used to …

The groundwater flow contribution into Lake Tana was simulated using Gumera River sub‐
basin as a case study. Draining into Lake Tana, the Gumera sub‐basin boundary was …

Lakes hold most of the freshwater resources in the world. Safeguarding these in a changing
environment is a major challenge. The 3000 km2 Lake Tana in the headwaters of the Blue …

Lake Awassa is located in a closed catchment in the Central Main Ethiopian Rift Valley. Its
level is rising progressively during the past 2 decades. Despite its economic and social …

As opposed to most of the other closed basin type rift valley lakes in Ethiopia, Lake Basaka
is found to be expanding at an alarming rate. Different studies indicated that the expansion …