| Station Overview | |
| Location | 39°40’ E / 11°00’ N. Region: South Wello; 14 km SSE of Desse |
| Altitudinal | 2530 – 2858 m asl |
| Catchment size | Hydrological catchment: 112.8 ha Topographical catchment: 114.04 ha |
| Climate | According to Thornthwaite: sub-humid Mean annual temperature: 16.4 °C Mean annual rainfall: 1211 mm Length of growing period: 175 days |
| Geology | Volcanic Trapp series with alkaliolivine basalts |
| Soils | Mainly Phaeozems and Lithosols, Gleysols in the lower part of the catchment |
| Soil degradation status | The soils of the steeper part of the catchment are highly eroded, the soils of the flood plain profit from soil accumulation. Soil fertility is defined through the soil depth (nutrient storage capacity) |
| Agro-ecological classification | Upper moist Weyna Dega to lower moist Dega |
| Farming system | Rainfed, subsistence-oriented farming system with ox-ploughing |
| Main crops | Cereals and maize |
| Climax vegetation | Coniferous forest with Juniperus procera and Podocarpus gracilior |
| Population density (catchment) | 188 inhabitants per km2 |
| Mean size of landholdings (catchment) | 1981: 7.4 animals per household, thereof: 1.2 oxen 1982: 8.1 animals per household, thereof: 1.1 oxen 1983: 9.8 animals per household, thereof: 1.2 oxen 1987: 12.1 animals per hosuehold, thereof: 1.4 oxen |
| Livestock holdings (catchment) | 1983/84: mean herd size per family: 6 animals, thereof: 0.7 oxen 1987: mean herd size per family: 3 animals, thereof: 0.6 oxen |
| Station established in | June 1981 |