Roseires Dam

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Roseires Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam on the Blue Nile in Sudan, crucial for water storage, power generation, and flood control in the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf embankment dam
gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
associatedCity Ad-Damazin
constructionContractor Italian companies consortium
constructionStartDate 1961
continent Africa
country Sudan
damTypeDetail combined concrete buttress and earth-fill structure
downstreamFrom Ethiopian border
expansionProject height-raising project completed in the 2010s
hasFunction regulation of Blue Nile flow
hasPowerPlant Roseires Hydropower Plant
hasSpillway yes
height 68 meters
heightAfterRaising 78 meters
impact enhanced hydropower generation potential
improved dry-season irrigation supply
increased storage capacity after raising
installedCapacity approximately 280 megawatts
length 25 kilometers
locatedInDrainageBasin Eastern Nile sub-basin
locatedInRegion Sennar State
locatedNear Ad-Damazin
Roseires
locatedOnRiver Blue Nile
locatedUpstreamOf Khartoum
nearBorderWith Ethiopia
numberOfSpillwayGates multiple radial gates
openingDate 1966
operator Sudanese hydropower authorities
owner Government of Sudan
partOf Sudan national power grid
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
water storage
reservoirCapacity about 7.4 billion cubic meters
reservoirName Roseires Reservoir
riverBasin Nile Basin
significance important for flood mitigation along the Blue Nile
key infrastructure for Sudanese agriculture
major component of Sudan’s water resources management
status operational
supportsIrrigationScheme Gezira Scheme
Rahad irrigation projects
upstreamFrom Sennar Dam
watercourse Blue Nile

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Blue Nile hasDam Roseires Dam
Blue Nile State hasDam Roseires Dam