| Bakolori Dam | |
|---|---|
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  Location of Bakolori Dam in Nigeria | |
| Location | Nigeria |
| Coordinates | 12°30′43″N 6°11′0″E / 12.51194°N 6.18333°E |
| Construction began | 1974 |
| Opening date | 1978 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earth-fill embankment |
| Impounds | Sokoto River |
| Height | 48m |
| Length | 360m |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 450,000,000 cu.m |
| Power Station | |
| Installed capacity | 11 MW |
The Bakolori Dam is in Sokoto State in northwest Nigeria. It was completed in 1978 and its reservoir filled by 1981. It is a major reservoir on the Sokoto River, a tributary of the Rima River, which in turn feeds the Niger River. Water from the dam supplies the Bakolori Irrigation Project.[1]
The dam has a capacity of 450 million cubic meters, with a reservoir covering 8,000 hectares extending 19 km (12 mi) upstream.[2]
Dam construction displaced many peasant farmers without providing alternative land or financial compensation. Many people died in protests over their loss of livelihood.[3] The project has become known as a classic example of development failure.[4]
- ^ Akané Hartenbach & Jürgen Schuol (October 2005). "Bakolori Dam and Bakolori Irrigation Project – Sokoto River, Nigeria" (PDF). Eawag aquatic research institute. Retrieved 2010-01-10.[permanent dead link]
- ^ MOHAMMED KUTA YAHAYA (2002). "DEVELOPMENT AND CHALLENGES OF BAKOLORI IRRIGATION PROJECT IN SOKOTO STATE, NIGERIA" (PDF). Nordic Journal of African Studies. 11 (3): 411–430. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
- ^ Displacement and the politics of violence in Nigeria. BRILL. 1997. p. 76. ISBN 90-04-10876-9.
- ^ David Anderson; Richard H. Grove (1990). Conservation in Africa: Peoples, Policies and Practice. Cambridge University Press. p. 312. ISBN 0-521-34990-7.