| Kiri Dam | |
|---|---|
 Satellite photo of Kiri Dam | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Location | Shelleng, Adamawa State |
| Coordinates | 9°40′47″N 12°00′51″E / 9.67972°N 12.01417°E |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earth fill dam |
| Impounds | Gongola River |
| Height | 20 m |
| Length | 72.2 km2 [1] |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Kiri lake |
| Total capacity | 615 million m³ |
The Kiri Dam is in Shelleng local government area of Adamawa State in the north east of Nigeria, damming the Gongola River. It is a 1.2 km long, 20 m high zoned embankment with an internal clay blanket. The dam was mainly completed in 1982.[2] The reservoir has a capacity of 615 million m³.[3]
- ^ Bobboi, Ibrahim; Umar, Auwal; Oliver, Kadmiel (13 February 2021). "Assessment of Environmental and health problems caused by Kiri dam in Kiri area, Shelleng Local Government Area of Adamawa State" (PDF). International Journal of Advances in Engineering and Management (IJAEM). 3 (2): 73–78. ISSN 2395-5252.
- ^ Institution of Civil Engineers, ed. (1990). Geotechnical instrumentation in practice: purpose, performance and interpretation : proceedings of the Conference Geotechnical instrumentation in civil engineering projects. Thomas Telford. p. 404. ISBN 0-7277-1515-1.
- ^ Enplan Group (September 2004). "Review of The Public Sector Irrigation in Nigeria" (PDF). Federal Ministry of Water Resources / UN Food & Agricultural Organization. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2010-05-21.