Maga Dam
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Maga Dam is a dam located south of Lake Chad near the border of Chad and Cameroon
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[edit] History
It was constructed in 1979. In 1994m a pilot program was started to drain some water back into the floodplain.
[edit] Economic impact
- Local population
- Farmers up river
[edit] Environmental impact
- Loss of wetlands
- Loss of water to Lake Chad
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 10°49′40″N 15°03′56″E / 10.8277°N 15.0655°E
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