Local favourite lake · Afar Region, Ethiopia
Kessem Dam
Kessem Dam is a lake in Afar Region, Ethiopia.
Kessem Dam: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Kessem Dam
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Kessem Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 9.15158, 39.88535. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Kessem Dam
- Mount Fentale · viewpoint · East Shewa · ~23 km · Must-see
- Awash National Park · sanctuary · East Shewa · ~26 km · Must-see
- Dofen · viewpoint · Afar Region · ~44 km · Must-see
- Kone ? · viewpoint · Amhara Region · ~50 km · Must-see
- Dce-Federal police Fentale Project · fort · Amhara Region · ~28 km
- Ethio-Djibouti Railways · fort · East Shewa · ~30 km
- Hyena's Cave · cave · East Shewa · ~32 km
- Ethio-Djibouti Railways · fort · East Shewa · ~34 km
- Beru · viewpoint · East Shewa · ~34 km
- Ethio-Djibouti Railways · fort · Amhara Region · ~34 km
- Lake Nogoba (Basaka) · lake · East Shewa · ~39 km
- Awash 7 · viewpoint · Afar Region · ~44 km
- Awash waterfalls · waterfall · East Shewa · ~46 km
- Ethio-Djibouti Railways · fort · Amhara Region · ~46 km
- Gariboldi Caldera · viewpoint · Amhara Region · ~51 km
- 55 Mazoria · viewpoint · East Shewa · ~59 km
- Ethio-Djibouti Railways · fort · Amhara Region · ~63 km
- Bole · viewpoint · East Shewa · ~72 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Kessem Dam
- Lake Nogoba (Basaka) · lake · East Shewa · ~39 km
- Green Lake caldera · lake · East Shewa · ~140 km
- spillgate · lake · Afar Region · ~1 km
- Besek’a Hāyk’ · lake · East Shewa · ~35 km
- Debhilē Bahir · lake · Afar Region · ~40 km
- Debado Gēra Hāyk’ · lake · Afar Region · ~68 km
- Lī’ādo Hāyk’ · lake · Afar Region · ~71 km
- Debre Birhan Dam (GEDEB) · lake · Amhara Region · ~85 km
- Haro Chercher Hayk · lake · West Harerghe · ~103 km
- Hora Kilolē Hāyk’ · lake · East Shewa · ~120 km
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Frequently asked
Is Kessem Dam full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Kessem Dam yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Kessem Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Kessem Dam?
Nearby: Mount Fentale (viewpoint, 23 km), Awash National Park (sanctuary, 26 km), Dofen (viewpoint, 44 km), Kone ? (viewpoint, 50 km), Dce-Federal police Fentale Project (fort, 28 km), Ethio-Djibouti Railways (fort, 30 km).