Filled dams release excess water in Volta Valley, Ghana

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 04 June 2021 from 18:19:04 to 18:19:54 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 05 June 2021 at 10:20:21 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 24 August 2021 at 10:20:31 UTC
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Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 28 August 2021 from 18:10:16 to 18:10:41 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Infrastructure, reservoir dam, hydrology, season, precipitations, Burkina Faso, Ghana
Fig. 1 - S2 (05.06.2021 & 24.08.2021) - Levels of Bagre dam in Burkina Faso are high after heavy rainfall since late July 2021.
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Fig. 2 - S2 (05.06.2021 & 24.08.2021) - The spillage of the Bagre dam in Burkina Faso has flooded roads, farmlands and property.
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As of 29 August the dam levels stood at 234.32m, where maximum is 235m.
Fig. 3 - S1 (04 & 11.06; 22, 27 & 28.08.2021) - At least 5 died in the flooding as farmers along the White Volta raced against time to harvest their crops.
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Fig. 4 - S1 (04 & 11.06.2021; 22, 27 & 28.08.2021) - Kompienga dam, Burkina Faso, also reached its upper level, forcing the spillage of excess water.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025, processed by VisioTerra.
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