Kossou Dam
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Kossou Dam | |
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Location of Kossou Dam in Ivory Coast
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Country | Ivory Coast |
Location | Yamoussoukro |
Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Purpose | Power |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | 1972 |
Owner(s) | Ministry of Economy |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Embankment, earth and rock-fill |
Impounds | Bandama River |
Height | 58 m (190 ft) |
Length | 1,500 m (4,900 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Lake Kossou |
Total capacity | 27,675×10 6 m3 (22,436,000 acre·ft) |
Surface area | 178 km2 (69 sq mi) |
Power station | |
Commission date | 1972-1973 |
Turbines | 3 x 58 MW (78,000 hp) Francis-type |
Installed capacity | 174 MW (233,000 hp) |
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 created the largest lake in Côte d'Ivoire, Lake Kossou[1][2][3]
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