Active Rifting Hazards at Tendaho Dam and Irrigation Site,Afar Depression,NE Ethiopia

The proposed Tendaho Reservoir and Irrigation site is located at the center of the Afar Depression where the Main Ethiopian Rift(MER),the Red Sea Rift and the Gulf of Aden Rift join at the extensional triple junction.The entire irrigation scheme and the reservoir area lie within the Tendaho Graben and at the west horst of the Graben(Tendaho Goba’ad Dis-