Lake Volta is a reservoir impounded by the Akosombo Dam on the lower Volta River in Ghana. It is one of the largest reservoirs in the world. It extends from the Akosombo Dam in southeastern Ghana to the town of Yapei, some 400 kilometres (250mi) to the north.
The reservoir's dam generates electricity for the Volta River Authority, and the reservoir provides inland water transport routes. It may be a resource for irrigation and fish farming.
The depth of the river is 45 feet (14m) below Lake Volta. The Volta River is crossed by the Adome Bridge below the Akosombo Dam and the reservoir.
History
The Volta River was named by Portuguese gold traders in Ghana. It was their farthest extent of exploration before returning (volta is Portuguese for "twist" or "turn")."River of return" (perhaps because it was where ships turned around and headed for home) or “river of bend,” in reference to its course.
WAKE UP Wake up, here comes today Crystal clear thoughts in place Ready for the world and its cold charm Blindness, wandering Can never wash our fear into Hazy borders of confusion Watch as we walk straight ahead Kings of our kingdom White river Don't limit me forever to your course River rages on Sometimes pulling us Holding us so tight It seems only natural to follow But break away The walls that stand in our way Hazy borders forever we banish Controlling our destiny now Kings of our kingdom White river Don't limit me forever to your course Forseen lifting the weight like feathers or paper And place them strategically into words If I can't see results till it crashes down on me
Mayor of TamaleMetropolisSule Salifu noted that the project has potential to protect, improve and sustain the environmental ecosystem in the WhiteVoltaRiver basin, as well as improve livelihoods of smallholder farmers along the basin.
... the Talensi District of the Upper East Region, has partially suspended operations due to floods caused by illegal mining activities along the Oun River. The Oun river is a tributary of the WhiteVolta.
The hardest hit are the farmlands in the lowlands, particularly those along the WhiteVoltaRiver... are surrounded by the White Volta River, making them increasingly vulnerable to unpredictable floods.
Residents along the banks of the WhiteVoltaRiver have been admonished to take precautionary measures as the annual spillage of the Bagre Dam in Burkina Faso is expected to commence today ....
The spillage of the water is expected to cause the WhiteVoltaRiver in Ghana to overflow its banks and occupy its normal flood plains, the statement added.
The 117.94 kilometre Bolgatanga-Bawku-Pulmakom stretch, valued about 127 million Euro, with dual carriageways at some sections and three major bridges over the Kulaa, the Red and WhiteVoltaRivers...
The components of the project were to include the construction of a Roller Compacted Concrete dam with an elevation of 168 metres above sea level near the Pwalugu Bridge on the WhiteVoltaRiver and ...
... establishing riparian vegetation along our major rivers (i.e. WhiteVolta and Black Volta Rivers, etc.) and their tributaries, in accordance with Ghana’s Riparian Buffer ZonePolicy of 2013,” Dr.
“Let me make it clear that river bodies such as the Black and the WhiteVolta ,as well as the Akosombo Dam are red zones and no one should be allowed to mine within those areas,” he stressed.
The incessant destruction of vegetative cover and pollution of surface water bodies is reducing quality of groundwater and volumes of drinking water, Mr Jesse Kazapoe, Head of WhiteVoltaRiverBasin...
The Eduwatch Policy brief, authored by Eyram A ... “This is the case for students who live along the WhiteVoltaRiver, who experience flooding and evacuation annually due to Bagre Dam spillages ... Ensuring Equitable Education in Disasters ... ....
The VRA, therefore, advised all residents, especially those living along WhiteVoltaRiver to take precautionary measures to avoid being adversely affected by the floods ... Many farmers along the White ...
... as well as the existing flood risk management policies and nature of human-water interaction in flood-prone areas of Accra, Kumasi and the WhiteVolta catchment areas of the Volta RiverBasin.
