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Kainji Dam

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feature of Kainji Lake

  • In Kainji Lake

    Kainji Dam (opened in 1969), the largest of the dams on the Niger, is 215 feet (66 m) high and 1,800 feet (550 m) across and provides electrical power, improved river navigation upstream to Yelwa in Kebbi state, water control of the Niger down to…

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Niger River development

  • In Niger Dams Project

    …the dams was built at Kainji in 1969. Its reservoir, Kainji Lake, supports irrigation and fishing projects in the states in which it lies. On its western shore, Lake Kainji National Park, including the Borgu and Zugurma game reserves, has promoted the tourism industry. The dam and hydroelectric power plant…

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  • The Niger and Sénégal river basins and the Lake Chad basin and their drainage networks
    In Niger River: Irrigation

    The largest project is the Kainji Dam in Nigeria, completed in the late 1960s. A 500-square-mile (1,300-square-km) lake has been created upstream, offering opportunities for fishing and irrigation. Other projects include the Sotuba and Markala dams in Mali and dams at Jebba (on the Niger) and Shiroro (on the Kaduna…

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