💧 Bakolori Dam

Nigeria · Africa · 12.51°N, 6.18°E

The Bakolori Dam is in Zamfara 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.

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Country	Nigeria
Continent / region	Africa
Coordinates (approx.)	12.51°N, 6.18°E · view on map

Bakolori Dam is located in Nigeria, in Africa.

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