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Table 2 Volume and mass of sediment trapped by SSDs and CDs

From: Check dams and storages beyond trapping sediment, carbon sequestration for climate change mitigation, Northwest Ethiopia

SSDs

Trapped sediment (m3)

Bulk density (g/cm3)

Total trapped sediment (t)

Segno Gebeya

3240

1.33

4.31*103

Woybila

15,920

1.36

21.65*103

Shehena Borkena

6156

1.53

9.42*103

Tigrie Mender

1321

1.42

1.88*103

Worka Wotu

1516

1.18

1.79*103

Dodota

1085

1.31

1.4*103

Enchet Kab

7593

1.40

10.63*103

Wuha Chale

7167

1.38

9.89*103

Sum

~ 44*103

 

60.97*103

CDs

Trapped sediment (m3)

Bulk density(g/cm3)

Total trapped sediment (t)

Rim/Debre Yakob

1425

1.04

1.48*103

Minizr/Adibera

980

1.15

1.13*103

Goshye

854

1.21

1.03*103

Debre Mewi

1232

1.29

1.59*103

Debre Tabor

897

1.32

1.18*103

Bure

1087

1.29

1.40*103

Sum

~ 6.5*103

 

~ 7.81*103

Total

~ 50.5*103

 

~ 68.8*103