Oumarou Kanazoé Dam

Oumarou Kanazoé Dam
Sign indicating the Oumarou Kanazoé Dam in Yako.
Sign indicating the Oumarou Kanazoé Dam in Yako.
Location of Oumarou Kanazoé Dam in Burkina Faso.
Location of Oumarou Kanazoé Dam in Burkina Faso.
Location of Oumarou Kanazoé Dam in Burkina Faso.
Official nameBarrage de Toécé
CountryBurkina Faso
LocationYatenga and Passoré Provinces, Nord Region
Coordinates13°1′16″N 2°3′36″W / 13.02111°N 2.06000°W / 13.02111; -2.06000
PurposeIrrigation, fishing
StatusOperational
Construction began1995
Opening date1998
Dam and spillways
Type of damBarrage
ImpoundsNakanbé
Length4.2 km (2.6 mi)
Reservoir
CreatesToécé Reservoir
Total capacity90,600,000 m3 (73,500 acre⋅ft)
Surface area5,000 ha (12,000 acres)

The Oumarou Kanazoé Dam (French: Barrage Oumarou Kanazoé), officially known as the Toécé Dam (French: Barrage de Toécé), is a dam straddling the border between Yatenga and Passoré Provinces in the Nord Region of Burkina Faso. It is named after Burkinabé entrepreneur Oumarou Kanazoé [de], whose construction company, Kanazoé Frères [de], built it in 1995. It contains the Nord Region's largest reservoir of water, which is used for irrigation and fishing. As of 2019, efforts were underway to clear the reservoir of invasive typha, which covers 50.6% of its surface area.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Protection des ressources en eau : Des résultats satisfaisants à Toécé dans la lutte contre le typha". le Faso.net. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Fight against invasive plants: the AEN holds in the first week of July 2019, an information and awareness workshop for the people of the Northern Region". Agence de l'Eau du Nakanbé. Retrieved 19 September 2019.


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