Barekese Dam information

Barekese Dam
Barekese Dam
	Location of Barekese Dam in Ghana
Country	Ghana
Location	Barekese, Kumasi, Ashanti Region
Coordinates	6°50′6.33″N 1°43′18.53″W / 6.8350917°N 1.7218139°W
Purpose	Municipal water supply
Status	Operational
Construction began	1965
Opening date	1969
Operator(s)	Ghana Water and Sewerage Company
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment and gravity composite
Impounds	Ofin River
Height (foundation)	21.5 m (71 ft)
Height (thalweg)	18.5 m (61 ft)
Length	603 m (1,978 ft)
Elevation at crest	223.6 m (734 ft)
Width (crest)	6 m (20 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	35,300,000 m3 (28,600 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area	909 km2 (351 sq mi)
Surface area	6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Maximum length	13 km (8.1 mi)
Normal elevation	220.9 m (725 ft)
Hydraulic head	12 m (39 ft)
Installed capacity	400 kW

Barekese Dam is a dam on the Ofin River that supports the main water treatment plant for Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, supplying about 80 percent of the potable water for the city and its surrounding environs.^[5]^[6] It is operated by the Ghana Water Company.

^ "(BAREKESE) ATWIMA NWABIAGYA: Barekese Dam expansion works near completion". Ghana Districts. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
^ "The African Dams Database - References and Notes" (PDF). UN FAO - Aquastat. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
^ "Ashanti Region Dams" (PDF). Ghana Hydro Data. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
^ "Hydro Power Development in Ghana" (PDF). Energy Commission, Ghana. p. 12. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
^ "Government gets funding for expansion of Barekese Dam". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
^ "Barekese Dam under threat from encroachers - Kessben FM". Retrieved 2015-04-17.

[1] "(BAREKESE) ATWIMA NWABIAGYA: Barekese Dam expansion works near completion". Ghana Districts. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.

[2] "The African Dams Database - References and Notes" (PDF). UN FAO - Aquastat. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.

[3] "Ashanti Region Dams" (PDF). Ghana Hydro Data. Retrieved 19 April 2015.

[4] "Hydro Power Development in Ghana" (PDF). Energy Commission, Ghana. p. 12. Retrieved 17 April 2015.

[5] "Government gets funding for expansion of Barekese Dam". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2015-04-17.

[6] "Barekese Dam under threat from encroachers - Kessben FM". Retrieved 2015-04-17.

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