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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roseires Dam canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| 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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