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 / 10.8277; 15.0655