Lake Koka

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Lake Koka is a man-made reservoir in Ethiopia’s central Rift Valley, created by the Koka Dam on the Awash River and used for hydroelectric power, irrigation, and fishing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf reservoir
associatedHydropowerPlant Koka Hydroelectric Power Station
basinCountry Ethiopia
completionOfAssociatedDam 1960
constructionStartOfAssociatedDam 1957
continent Africa
country Ethiopia
createdBy Koka Dam
createdForPurpose flood regulation
hydropower production
irrigation water storage
ecosystemType freshwater lake
formedBy impoundment of the Awash River
hasFunction regulation of Awash River flow
support of downstream agriculture
support of industrial water use
inflow Awash River
locatedIn Central Rift Valley
Ethiopia
Ethiopian Rift Valley
linked to: Central Rift Valley
locatedInRegion Oromia Region
locatedInZone East Shewa Zone
locatedNear Koka town
locatedSouthEastOf Addis Ababa
nearbyCity Adama
Mojo
nearbyInfrastructure Koka Dam
outflow Awash River
partOfRiverBasin Awash River Basin
primaryFunction storage reservoir for Koka Dam
regionHydrologicalContext Main Ethiopian Rift
subjectTo sedimentation
water level fluctuations
water pollution concerns
supportsActivity artisanal fishing
commercial fishing
large-scale irrigation schemes
small-scale irrigation
use fishing
flood control
hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
usedBySector agricultural sector
energy sector
fisheries sector
watercourse Awash River
waterType freshwater

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Oromia Region hasLake Lake Koka