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Dams

Geo-referenced dams database AQUASTAT gathers detailed information about dams in each country during country update processes. AQUASTAT’s data was an important input into the Global Reservoirs and Dams (GRanD) database, especially for African dams. The work on this database was coordinated by the Global Water System Project, in partnership with several organizations. An article has been published in 2011 in the Journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.

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Features
2,586
dams
Observations
0
Linked measurements
Quality score
95 / 100
Completeness · provenance · checks
Version
v1
Imported 2026-10-13

About this dataset

Source
WWF Kenya Sources: GIS Centre of Excellence
WWF Kenya
Source layer
Dams (EPSG:102100 (service native); served as EPSG:4326)
Module / ecosystem
ROADS, RAIL & INFRASTRUCTURE
Licence
To be confirmed with the publisher
Licence not stated by the publisher. Atlas holds an archival copy for scientific and internal use. Do not redistribute in bulk without the publisher's permission. Always cite WWF Kenya and the original data owner named in the layer description.
Coordinate system
Stored as EPSG:4326 (WGS 84). Source native: 102100
Records archived
2,586 (matches the source's own count)

How to cite

WWF Kenya, KMFRI, KFS (2026). Dams. Archived copy held by Atlas Blue Carbon Intelligence (snapshot n/a; SHA-256 afa18205f69f7c37…). Accessed via https://www.atlas.twende.green/datasets/wf-aef-ii-infrastructure-10-dams-aea464.

Feature classes

ClassFeatures
dams2,586

Measurements recorded

Geometry-only dataset
No separate measurements; attributes are shown in the data table.

Unit harmonisation applied to this dataset

Every number in Atlas is stored in one canonical unit; the original value and unit are always kept

Source fieldMeasureSource unitAtlas unitFactorTreatment
geometryarea / lengthEPSG:4326 degreesha / m—geodesic area (ha), perimeter (m) and length (km) computed on the WGS 84 ellipsoid with PostGIS

Attributes stored per feature

How many features carry each attribute (first 20,000)

AttributeFeatures
attributes2,586

Checked against the geometry

Source value ÷ the same quantity computed from the stored shape

No unit checks apply

Archive & integrity

Snapshot
n/a
Format
GeoJSON (gzip pages, WGS 84 as served)
Archive checksum
afa18205f69f7c37b76e0730efde99a98cd3251963aaa71a067b958cda7bf898
Atlas serves this dataset from its own archived copy. Nothing is requested from the publisher when you view or download it.

Verification against the raw archive

Record counts match the source
Imported record count equals the source's own count; per-record cross-check recorded in the import run.

Import history

RunStatusStartedRecordsRepaired geometries
#1144completed2026-10-13 06:20:33.051378+002,5860
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