Ziga reservoir
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| Coordinates | 12 ° 29 '30 " N , 1 ° 4' 55" W | ||||||||||
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| Crown length: | 3000 m | ||||||||||
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| Reservoir length | 32 km | ||||||||||
| Reservoir width | 6 km | ||||||||||
| Total storage space : | 200 million m³ | ||||||||||
| Catchment area | 20,800 km² | ||||||||||
The Ziga reservoir is a reservoir of the Nakambé (White Volta) in Burkina Faso .
location
It is one of several reservoirs in the Volta catchment area next to the Bagré reservoir and the Kompienga reservoir . It is located in the West African state of Burkina Faso in the northern Volta Basin in the Plateau Central Province of Ganzourgou . It holds 200 million m³ and dams the Nakambé with a dam just a few meters high , which otherwise only carries water 3 months a year.
Construction began in 1998 and since 2004 it has been used to supply water to the capital Ouagadougou, which is almost 50 km to the west . Due to the cost of around 230 million euros, the reservoir is the largest investment ever made in Burkina Faso.