Lake Koka
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Lake Koka is a man-made reservoir in Ethiopia’s central Rift Valley, created by the Koka Dam on the Awash River and used for hydroelectric power, irrigation, and fishing.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | reservoir ⓘ |
| associatedHydropowerPlant | Koka Hydroelectric Power Station GENERATED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionOfAssociatedDam | 1960 ⓘ |
| constructionStartOfAssociatedDam | 1957 ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| createdBy | Koka Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdForPurpose |
flood regulation
ⓘ
hydropower production ⓘ irrigation water storage ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | freshwater lake ⓘ |
| formedBy | impoundment of the Awash River ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
regulation of Awash River flow
ⓘ
support of downstream agriculture ⓘ support of industrial water use ⓘ |
| inflow | Awash River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Rift Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethiopian Rift Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Oromia Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInZone | East Shewa Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Koka town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSouthEastOf | Addis Ababa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Adama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mojo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyInfrastructure | Koka Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outflow | Awash River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRiverBasin | Awash River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | storage reservoir for Koka Dam ⓘ |
| regionHydrologicalContext | Main Ethiopian Rift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
sedimentation
ⓘ
water level fluctuations ⓘ water pollution concerns ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
artisanal fishing
ⓘ
commercial fishing ⓘ large-scale irrigation schemes ⓘ small-scale irrigation ⓘ |
| use |
fishing
ⓘ
flood control ⓘ hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
| usedBySector |
agricultural sector
ⓘ
energy sector ⓘ fisheries sector ⓘ |
| watercourse | Awash River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
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