Station Overview
Location 37°31’E / 10°40’N. Region: Gojam;

65 km NNW of Debre Markos, 15 km

north of Dembecha
Altitudinal 2407 – 2507 m asl
Catchment size Hydrological catchment: 113.4 ha;

Topographical catchment: 108.2 ha
Climate According to Thornthwaite: sub-humid

Mean annual temperature: 16 °C

Mean annual rainfall: 1690 mm

Length of growing period: 242 days
Geology Tertiary olivine basalt and tuff
Soils Mainly Alisols, Nitosols and Cambisols
Soil degradation status Medium to high degradation. Generally

moderate soil fertility
Agro-ecological classification Wet Weyna Dega
Farming system Rainfed, cereal-based mixed uplandsystem,

smallholder, ox-plough farming
Main crops Barley, wheat and tef, various beans

and oil crops
Climax vegetation Broadleaf Arundaria forest (original

potential)
Population density (PA) 193 inhabitants per km2 in 1991
Mean size of landholdings (PA): 1986: 2.2 ha;

1991: 1.9 ha per household
Livestock holdings (catchment, 1991) Cattle: 5 (thereof 2 (1.86) oxen);

horses, donkeys and mules: 1;

sheep and goats: 4
Station established in March 1984