Diama

Specifications

Height

18 m

Crest length

80,000 m

Reservoir capacity

300 MCM

Reservoir area

284.9 km²

Average depth

1.1 m

Catchment

440,416 km²

Avg discharge

139,110 L/s

Elevation

0 masl

Degree of regulation

6.8 %

Notes

Diama dam controls the Senegal floodwaters and prevents sea water intrusion into the river valley; the dam/dike is 80 km long and creates seasonal wetlands and floodplains (Diama Lake)

Built 1986

Provenance

Record 353 of the Global Dam Watch v1.0 database (CC BY 4.0), original source: GRanD, year via GRanD. Coordinates are river-snapped: 16.2186, -16.4135.