Jibiya Dam
The Jibiya Dam is in Jibiya local government area of Katsina State in the north of Nigeria. It is an earth-fill structure with a geomembrane liner, with a height of 23.5 m and a total length of 3,660 m, and has a capacity of 142 million m3. The dam was designed in 1987 and completed in 1989, and was built to support irrigation and water supply.[1] The landscape at the dam site is sub-desertic except in the rainy season. The Gada river flows for only about four months each year, with a catchment area at Jibiya of over 400 km2. Due to the loose sandy nature of the surface soil, a flexible impervious liner was used that could adapt to settling or deformation of the embankment.[2]
| Jibiyah Dam | |
|---|---|
| Location | Jibiya, Katsina State, Nigeria |
| Coordinates | 13°04′18″N 07°15′06″E |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Gada River, Nigeria |
| Height | 23.5 m |
| Width (base) | 3,600 m |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Jibiya lake |
| Total capacity | 142 million m3 |
| Catchment area | 400 km2 |
An assessment of the dam in 2004 rated its condition "good" but noted that no instrument readings had been made since 1994 due to lack of training of the operators.[3] As of 2007, the dam was not being used for irrigation due to lack of fuel to run the pumps.[4] The Gada River flows from Nigeria into Niger and then back into Nigeria. In the past, it was dry for eight months of the year. There is now a regulated flow throughout the year, which has improved the water supply in Niger.[5]
References
- "Jibiya Dam" (PDF). Sembenelli Consulting. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- G. Den Hoedt, ed. (1990). Geotextiles, Geomembranes and Related Products: Canals, reservoirs and dams. Taylor & Francis. p. 419ff. ISBN 90-6191-121-4.
- Enplan Group (September 2004). "Review of The Public Sector Irrigation in Nigeria" (PDF). Federal Ministry of Water Resources / UN Food & Agricultural Organization. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- "Presidential candidate 'is not accessible'". Independent Onlone. January 29, 2007. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- L. Berga, ed. (18 June 2006). Dams and Reservoirs, Societies and Environment in the 21st Century: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Dams in the Societies of the 21st Century, 22nd International Congress on Large Dams. Taylor & Francis. p. 316. ISBN 0-415-40423-1.