The Alau Dam is situated in the Alau community of
Konduga local government area of
Borno State in the Northeast region of
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
, constructed in 1984–1986. It impounds a major reservoir on the
Ngadda River
The Ngadda River is a seasonal river in Nigeria that flows into Lake Chad and the Chad Basin. The Alau Dam built on the river has interfered with fertile seasonal floodplains in the region of Maiduguri
Maiduguri is the capital and the large ...
, one of the tributaries of the
Lake Chad.
References
Dams in Nigeria
Lake Chad
1986 establishments in Nigeria
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