Zobe Dam

Zobe Dam
Zobe Dam
Location	Katsina State, Nigeria
Coordinates	12°23′18″N 7°28′29″E / 12.38833°N 7.47472°E
Construction began	1972
Opening date	1983
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Karaduwa River
Height	48 m
Length	360 m
Width (base)	2,750 m
Spillway capacity	2,083 m3/s
Reservoir
Creates	Zobe lake
Total capacity	179 Mca
Power Station
Hydraulic head	19 m

The Zobe Dam is in Dutsin-Ma local government area of Katsina State in the north of Nigeria. It is an earth-fill structure with a height of 19 m and a total length of 2,750 m.^[1] The dam has a storage capacity of 179 Mca and irrigation potential of 8,000 hectares.^[2] Although the dam was completed in 1983, as of 2010, it was still not being used for water supply to Katsina city, for local irrigation or for power generation.^[3]

^ "Zobe Dam". structurae. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
^ United Nations Environment Programme. Division of Technology, Industry, and Economics. Economics and Trade Unit (2005). Integrated assessment of the impact of trade liberalization: a country study on the Nigerian rice sector. UNEP/Earthprint. p. 81. ISBN 92-807-2450-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Muyideen Salawu (25 March 2010). "Water Scarcity - Commission Blames Inadequate Supply From Dam". Daily Champion. Retrieved 20 May 2010.

[1] "Zobe Dam". structurae. Retrieved 20 May 2010.

[2] United Nations Environment Programme. Division of Technology, Industry, and Economics. Economics and Trade Unit (2005). Integrated assessment of the impact of trade liberalization: a country study on the Nigerian rice sector. UNEP/Earthprint. p. 81. ISBN 92-807-2450-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[champ368-3] Muyideen Salawu (25 March 2010). "Water Scarcity - Commission Blames Inadequate Supply From Dam". Daily Champion. Retrieved 20 May 2010.

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