Obudu Dam
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The Obudu Dam is in Obudu
local government area of Cross River State
in the south east of Nigeria
. It is an earth-fill structure with a height of 15 m and a total crest length of 425 m, and has a capacity of 4.2 million m3.
The dam is located within the Obudu crystalline basement plateau, a low-lying undulating region of low seismic activity.
The dam was commissioned in 1999 for use in farm irrigation, fishing, and also for recreational and tourism purposes.
In September 2000 the paramount ruler of Obudu local government area, his Royal Highness Uti Agba, promised that his community would protect the facilities installed at the dam.
A massive rainstorm in July 2003 combined with release of excess water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon
damaged the spillway and caused flooding that destroyed over 200 houses. The estimated cost of repairing the damage and also completing the irrigation works was estimated at about N350 million.
A 2004 safety review reported that immediate work was required to restore the spillway, at an estimated cost of N272 million.
In July 2009 the Federal government issued a tender for engineering supervision of remedial work on the dam including refurbishing or replacing hydro-mechanical parts, electrical installation and civil engineering infrastructure.
The dam has reduced downstream water volumes in Obudu town, causing acute scarcity of drinking water in the dry season.
Obudu
Obudu is a Local Government Area in Cross River State, Nigeria, a hotspot in Nigeria's tourism.The area features a tourist resort, the Obudu Cattle Ranch, which also hosts an annual race in the hilly surroundings – the Obudu Ranch International Mountain Race.The town of Obudu is downstream from the...
local government area of Cross River State
Cross River State
Cross River State is a coastal state in southeastern Nigeria, bordering Cameroon to the east. Its capital is at Calabar, and it is named for the Cross River , which passes through the state...
in the south east of Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
. It is an earth-fill structure with a height of 15 m and a total crest length of 425 m, and has a capacity of 4.2 million m3.
The dam is located within the Obudu crystalline basement plateau, a low-lying undulating region of low seismic activity.
The dam was commissioned in 1999 for use in farm irrigation, fishing, and also for recreational and tourism purposes.
In September 2000 the paramount ruler of Obudu local government area, his Royal Highness Uti Agba, promised that his community would protect the facilities installed at the dam.
A massive rainstorm in July 2003 combined with release of excess water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
damaged the spillway and caused flooding that destroyed over 200 houses. The estimated cost of repairing the damage and also completing the irrigation works was estimated at about N350 million.
A 2004 safety review reported that immediate work was required to restore the spillway, at an estimated cost of N272 million.
In July 2009 the Federal government issued a tender for engineering supervision of remedial work on the dam including refurbishing or replacing hydro-mechanical parts, electrical installation and civil engineering infrastructure.
The dam has reduced downstream water volumes in Obudu town, causing acute scarcity of drinking water in the dry season.