Lagdo Reservoir

Lagdo Reservoir
Location	North Province
Coordinates	8°53′N 13°58′E
Lake type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Benue River
Primary outflows	Benue River
Basin countries	Cameroon
Surface area	586 km²

Location of Lagdo Reservoir in the centre in northern Cameroon.

Lagdo Reservoir is a lake located in the Northern Province of Cameroon. The lake covers an area of 586 km². It is located at 8°53′N 13°58′E.

The Lagdo dam was built between 1977 and 1982 by a combination of engineers and Chinese workers, along with Cameroonian laborers. The company that managed the construction was the China International Water & Electric Corp. Today, international power company AES SONEL runs the hydroelectic dam.^{[citation needed]}

The dam is located 50 km south of the city of Garoua on the Benue River. Its construction was intended to supply electricity to the northern part of the country and allow the irrigation of 15 000 hectares of crops downstream. The dam is 308 m long, 40 m in height and 9 m thick. The dam is located within the Arrondissement de Lagdo in the Département de la Benoué in the North Province.^{[citation needed]}