Coordinates: 11°28′36.78″N 0°32′48.10″W / 11.4768833°N 0.5466944°W / 11.4768833; -0.5466944

Bagre Dam

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Bagre Dam
Bagre Dam is located in Burkina Faso
Bagre Dam
Location of Bagre Dam in Burkina Faso
CountryBurkina Faso
LocationBagré Village
Coordinates11°28′36.78″N 0°32′48.10″W / 11.4768833°N 0.5466944°W / 11.4768833; -0.5466944
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Opening date1992
Construction cost67 million CFA
Operator(s)Sonabel
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsWhite Volta
Reservoir
Total capacity7,000,000,000 m3 (5,700,000 acre⋅ft)
Maximum length400 km (250 mi)
Turbines2
Installed capacity16 MW
Official nameBarrage de Bagre
Designated7 October 2009
Reference no.1874[1]

Bagre Dam is a multipurpose dam on the White Volta located near Bagré Village in Burkina Faso.[2][3]

History

The Dam constructed in 1992 at a cost of 67 million CFA from the World Bank.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Barrage de Bagre". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ "BOLGATANGA : More Spillage Expected From Bagre Dam". www.northernghana.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
  3. ^ "Ghana News - Six more dead in Bagre Dam spillage". www.myjoyonline.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
  4. ^ "Two confirmed dead from Bagre Dam spillage". www.ghanaweb.com. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 2015-05-27.


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