Khashm el-Girba Dam
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Khashm el-Girba Dam is a major embankment dam in eastern Sudan that provides irrigation water, hydroelectric power, and flood control along the Atbara River.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khashm el-Girba Dam canonical | 2 |
| Khashm el-Girba Reservoir | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
embankment dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ irrigation dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Sudan ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1959 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | earth and rock-fill ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Sudan ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Kassala State, Sudan ⓘ |
| damHeight | 47 metres ⓘ |
| damLength | 1250 metres ⓘ |
| damType | earth-fill embankment ⓘ |
| designedFor |
cotton cultivation irrigation
ⓘ
groundnut cultivation irrigation ⓘ sorghum cultivation irrigation ⓘ |
| downstreamRiver | Atbara River ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
flood regulation
ⓘ
hydropower generation ⓘ irrigation water supply ⓘ |
| impact |
enables large-scale irrigated agriculture
ⓘ
reduces downstream flooding ⓘ Atbara River ⓘ
surface form:
regulates flow of Atbara River
|
| installedCapacity | 12.8 megawatts ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Sudan ⓘ |
| locatedInDrainageBasin | Nile Basin ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Atbara River ⓘ |
| nearCity | Khashm el-Girba ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 4 ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| operator | Government of Sudan ⓘ |
| plantCommissioned | 1964 ⓘ |
| plantType | run-of-river hydroelectric plant ⓘ |
| primaryUse | irrigation for New Halfa agricultural scheme ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
| region |
Kassala
ⓘ
surface form:
Kassala State
|
| reservoirCapacity | 1300000000 cubic metres ⓘ |
| reservoirFunction | water storage for dry season irrigation ⓘ |
| reservoirName |
Khashm el-Girba Dam
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Khashm el-Girba Reservoir
Lake Khashm el-Girba ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | 1250 square kilometres ⓘ |
| riverCrossed | Atbara River ⓘ |
| spillwayType | gated overflow spillway ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| supportsIrrigationScheme | New Halfa irrigation scheme ⓘ |
| turbineType | Kaplan turbine ⓘ |
| upstreamFrom | confluence of Atbara River with Nile ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Khashm el-Girba Reservoir