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General Information

Beginning of works: 1969
Completion: 1972
Status: in use

Project Type

Structure: Earth- and rockfill dam
Function / usage: Hydroelectric dam / plant

Location

Location: , ,
Impounds:
  • Bandama River
Coordinates: 7° 1' 52.56" N    5° 28' 24.24" W
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Technical Information

Dimensions

height 58 m
crest length 1 500 m
reservoir capacity 27 675 000 m³
water surface area 178 km²

Excerpt from Wikipedia

The Kossou Dam is an embankment dam the Bandama River about 32 kilometres (20 mi) northwest of Yamoussoukro in Côte d'Ivoire. It has a power generating capacity of 174 megawatts (233,000 hp), enough to power over 118,000 homes. The dam impounds the largest lake in Côte d'Ivoire, Lake Kossou.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Kossou Dam" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.

Participants

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  • About this
    data sheet
  • Structure-ID
    20012467
  • Published on:
    15/07/2004
  • Last updated on:
    02/04/2017
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