After the dam finished Construction in 2020, Ethiopia unilaterally decided to begin its first filling of the reservoir during the rainy monsoon season in July when water flow through the Blue Nile was the highest.

大坝于 2020 年完工后，埃塞俄比亚单方面决定在 7 月季风雨季开始首次蓄水，此时青尼罗河的水流量最大。