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The Akosombo Dam has a 150 billion cubic meters storage capacity with a maximum operating level of 276 feet. [5] Due to the effects of climate change, Ghana has been experiencing rising levels of rainfall, causing the water levels to rise beyond the maximum operation capacity. [6] Without the spillage exercise, this could lead to dam failure. [7]
In the Volta Region and the Eastern Region of Ghana, severe floods occurred after the Akosombo Dam was spilled, displacing 26,000 people from their homes in 2023. Reports from the BBC attributed the flood to heavy rainfall which caused the Volta River Authority to spill the dam. Below is a list of floods.
The Akosombo Dam, also known as the Volta Dam, is a hydroelectric dam on the Volta River in southeastern Ghana in the Akosombo gorge and part of the Volta River Authority. [1] The construction of the dam flooded part of the Volta River Basin and led to the subsequent creation of Lake Volta. Lake Volta is the largest man-made lake in the world ...
The water level of the Akosombo Dam has dropped below the minimum operating level which affected the availability of electricity in Ghana and its neighbouring countries, further diminishing the capacity for irrigated agriculture. [3]
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The 89-year-old dam was last inspected in 2021 and categorized as a “high hazard” dam, which means a failure is likely to result in the loss of at least one life, according to the U.S. Army ...
The National Weather Service reported that in some places just west of the two communities, more than 19 inches of rain fell. And it kept falling, down the mountainsides and into the creeks and ...
English: Akosombo Dam on the Volta river in Ghana is spilling water through six floodgates because of the all time high water level in the dam. Date: 20 November 2010: