Sennar Dam
E197968
Sennar Dam is a major early-20th-century irrigation and hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile in Sudan, crucial for agricultural development in the Gezira region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sennar Dam canonical | 4 |
| Sennar Reservoir | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravity dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ infrastructure project ⓘ irrigation dam ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan administration
|
| constructionStartDate | 1919 ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Sudan ⓘ |
| designedBy | British engineers ⓘ |
| enablesIrrigationOf |
Gezira Scheme
ⓘ
surface form:
Gezira agricultural scheme
millions of feddans of farmland ⓘ |
| engineeringType | masonry and concrete gravity structure ⓘ |
| hasPowerPlant | yes ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height | about 40 meters ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan era
|
| impact |
expansion of irrigated agriculture in central Sudan
ⓘ
regulation of Blue Nile seasonal flows ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | about 15 megawatts ⓘ |
| length | about 3,000 meters ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Sudan ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Gezira ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Sennar State
ⓘ
surface form:
Sennar
|
| locatedOn | Blue Nile ⓘ |
| managedBy | Sudanese authorities ⓘ |
| material | concrete ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Sennar State
ⓘ
surface form:
Sennar
Wad Medani ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the earliest large dams on the Blue Nile ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1925 ⓘ |
| ownership | Government of Sudan ⓘ |
| partOf | Nile River basin infrastructure ⓘ |
| powerPlantType | hydroelectric power station ⓘ |
| primaryWaterUser | Gezira Scheme ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
| relatedProject | Gezira Scheme ⓘ |
| relatedRiverSystem | Nile ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | about 0.9 cubic kilometres ⓘ |
| reservoirName |
Sennar Dam
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sennar Reservoir
|
| riverCrossed | Blue Nile ⓘ |
| significance |
key infrastructure for Sudanese cotton production
ⓘ
major early-20th-century irrigation project on the Nile ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| supportsActivity | agricultural development in Gezira region ⓘ |
| waterSource | seasonal Blue Nile flows ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sennar Reservoir