Bagre Dam

Bagre Dam
Location of Bagre Dam in Burkina Faso
Country Burkina Faso
Location Bagré Village
Coordinates 11°28′36.78″N 0°32′48.10″W / 11.4768833°N 0.5466944°W / 11.4768833; -0.5466944Coordinates: 11°28′36.78″N 0°32′48.10″W / 11.4768833°N 0.5466944°W / 11.4768833; -0.5466944
Purpose Power
Status Operational
Opening date 1992
Construction cost 67 million CFA
Operator(s) Sonabel
Dam and spillways
Impounds White Volta
Reservoir
Total capacity 7,000,000,000 m3 (5,700,000 acre·ft)
Max. length 400 km (250 mi)
Power station
Turbines 2
Installed capacity 16 MW

Bagre Dam is a multipurpose dam on the White Volta located near Bagré Village in Burkina Faso.[1][2]

History

The Dam constructed in 1992 at a cost of 67 million CFA from the World Bank.[3]

References

  1. "BOLGATANGA : More Spillage Expected From Bagre Dam". www.northernghana.com. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
  2. "Ghana News - Six more dead in Bagre Dam spillage". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2015-05-27. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  3. "Two confirmed dead from Bagre Dam spillage". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
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