What is the Hadejia River?

Q: What is the Hadejia River?


A: The Hadejia River is a river in northern Nigeria and is a part of the Yobe River.

Q: What is the Hadejia River called in Hausa language?


A: The Hadejia River is known as kogin Haɗeja in Hausa language.

Q: Which towns does the Hadejia River flow through?


A: The Hadejia River flows through Hadejia and Nguru.

Q: What is damming?


A: Damming is a process of holding back water for irrigation purposes.

Q: What has damming done to the Hadejia-Nguru wetlands?


A: Damming has reduced the amount of water in the Hadejia-Nguru wetlands, which the river forms along with Nguru Lake.

Q: How much of the Hadejia river is controlled by dams in Kano State?


A: The Hadejia river is now 80% controlled by the Tiga and Challawa Gorge dams in Kano State.

Q: What is the Yobe River?


A: The Yobe River is a river in northern Nigeria, of which the Hadejia River is a part.

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