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.

Kiri Dam is situated on Gongola River near Kiri town in Shelleng LGA of Adamawa State. North Eastern Nigeria. The Dam is approximately 25km upstream of the confluence with Benue River at Numan bridge.

Kiri Dam is located on the Gongola River in Adamawa State in eastern Nigeria, about midway between north and south.

Kiri reservoir is located on floodplain of lower Gongola River basin, about 25km upstream of its confluence with River Benue at Numan (Zemba, et al., 2016). It was reported to have formed as a...

2024年8月23日 · In the early hours of August 20, 2024, the Kiri Dam in Tudun Tsira, Shelleng LGA, Adamawa State, breached its banks, resulting in severe flooding across the communities of Kwakwambe, Lure, Nbalang, Imburu, and Bare in the Numan Local Government Area.

Kiri dam was originally initiated by Savannah Sugar Company but was completed by and it is now under the control of Upper Benue River Development Authority. Savannah Sugar Company is however, still the greatest user of the dam, where the dam water is …

The Kiri Dam is in Adamawa state in the north east of Nigeria. Built across the Gongola river, the 1.25km-long, 20m-high dam was mainly completed in 1982. The scheme created the reservoir Lake Kiri, which has a capacity of 615m cubic metres.

Results show that natural vegetation has decreased by 63%. This has led to chains of environmental problems including soil erosion, loss of biodiversity and pollution. The other land use/cover types experienced increase, with water body accounting for …

Kiri Dam is located on the floodplain of the lower Gongola River basin in Adamawa state, Nigeria (Figure 1). The dam is situated about 29 km upstream of its confluence with River Benue at Numan. Specifically, the dam is located between Latitude 09º 50 N and 10º 10ʹ N and Longitude 11º 90ʹ E and 12º 04ʹ E in Shelleng Local Government Area.

This thesis assesses the potential environmental as well as the social impacts that are associated with the conversion of Kiri dam to a hydro-electric power dam. As case studies, five villages namely; Mabonde, Gelode, WuroJauro, Kiri and New Talum in the Guyuk District of the Adamawa State region respectively, were selected for questionnaire ...