CompletedKesem Dam and Irrigation Development Project Region Afar National Regional StateZone | Woreda Three | Kesem and Golehamo Equipped Areas 4,000 HectaresType of Headwork Zoned rock fill Dam with central impervious core Date Started March, 1997 Ethiopian CalendarDate Completed June, 2007 Ethiopian Calendar Project Cost 2.75 Billion Ethiopian BirrIrrigation System Furrow