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dc.contributor.authorAdongo, T. A.-
dc.contributor.authorAbagale, F. K.-
dc.contributor.authorKranjac-Berisavljevic, G.-
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-24T15:32:17Z-
dc.date.available2020-01-24T15:32:17Z-
dc.date.issued2017-
dc.identifier.issn26161508-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2552-
dc.description.abstractThe study assessed performance and state of water retention infrastructure of eight (8) irrigation schemes in three (3) northern regions of Ghana. Data was collected using field observation and key informants’ interviews. The results indicated that the Tono and Bontanga earthen irrigation dams’ embankments had no structural defects whereas the embankments of Libga, Golinga, Karni, Vea, Doba and Sankana had some structural defects. Except Libga, all the spillways had no structural deficiencies and signs of risk of failure. All the reservoirs contained some amounts of sediments and weeds. The night storage reservoirs at Tono and Vea were weedy and silted up. The developed irrigable areas of Vea, Tono, Doba, Sankana and Karni schemes had average irrigation rates ranging from 12 - 76 % for the years 2010 - 2017. The water retention infrastructure of the irrigation schemes are recommended for maintenance and periodic repairs to ensure sustainable water retention and availability for crop irrigation.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Irrigation and Agricultural Developmenten_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol 1;Issue 1-
dc.subjectDamen_US
dc.subjectEarthenen_US
dc.subjectEmbankmenten_US
dc.subjectIrrigationen_US
dc.subjectReservoirsen_US
dc.subjectSpillwaysen_US
dc.titleSTATE AND PERFORMANCE OF WATER RETENTION STRUCTURES OF EARTHEN IRRIGATION DAMS IN NORTHERN GHANAen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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