Kompienga reservoir

Kompienga reservoir
Fishing boats on the Kompienga reservoir
Tributaries: Oualé Drain: Oualé Major cities nearby: Pama
Burkina Faso
Coordinates	11 ° 8 '20 "  N , 0 ° 38' 4"  E Coordinates: 11 ° 8 '20 "  N , 0 ° 38' 4"  E
Data on the structure
Lock type:	dam
Construction time:	1985-1988
Data on the reservoir
Water surface	210 km²

The Kompienga reservoir lies on the Oualé , a tributary of the Pendjari in southeast Burkina Faso west of Pama . Depending on the water level, the water area covers around 160–210 km². A hydropower plant on the dam near Tagou , built in 1985–1988, is used to generate electricity. The reservoir is also important for the local fishing industry.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Burkina Faso Atlas. 1998. (3rd edition) Les editions Jeune Afrique. ISBN 2-86950-305-9

Web links

• Kompienga reservoir. In: Structurae
• Plan d'Aménagement

Birds on the banks of the Kompienga reservoir