Reservoir of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam topographic map
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Name: Reservoir of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Average elevation: 878 m
Minimum elevation: 485 m
Maximum elevation: 2,586 m
Supporting the main dam and reservoir will be a curved and 4.9 km (3 mi) long and 50 m (164 ft) high rock-fill saddle dam. The ground level of the saddle dam is at an elevation of about 600 m (2,000 ft) above sea level. The surface of the saddle dam has a bituminous finish, to keep the interior of the dam dry. The saddle dam will be just 3.3–3.5 km (2–2 mi) away from the border with Sudan, it is much closer to the border than the main dam.