Roseires Dam

EmbankmentSudan
CountrySudan
Height68 m
Year1966
TypeEmbankment
RiverBlue Nile

About Roseires Dam

A dam on the Blue Nile, heightened from 30 m to 68 m in 2013. Provides irrigation and hydropower. Part of Sudans water infrastructure.

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