| Barekese Dam | |
| Location Map: | Ghana |
| Coordinates: | 6.8351°N -1.7218°W |
| Country: | Ghana |
| Location: | Barekese, Kumasi, Ashanti Region |
| Purpose: | Municipal water supply[1] |
| Status: | O |
| Construction Began: | 1965 |
| Opening: | 1969 |
| Operator: | Ghana Water and Sewerage Company |
| Dam Type: | Embankment and gravity composite |
| Dam Crosses: | Ofin River |
| Dam Height Foundation: | 21.5m (70.5feet) |
| Dam Height Thalweg: | 18.5m (60.7feet) |
| Dam Length: | 603m (1,978feet) |
| Dam Elevation Crest: | 223.6m (733.6feet) |
| Dam Width Crest: | 6m (20feet) |
| Res Capacity Total: | 35300000m2 |
| Res Catchment: | 909km2 |
| Res Surface: | 6.4km2 |
| Res Max Length: | 13km (08miles)[2] |
| Res Elevation: | 220.9m (724.7feet)[3] |
| Plant Hydraulic Head: | 12m (39feet) |
| Plant Capacity: | 400 kW[4] |
Barekese Dam is a dam on the Ofin River that supports the main water treatment plant for Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, supplying about 80 percent of the potable water for the city and its surrounding environs.[5] [6] It is operated by the Ghana Water Company.
The Dam was built by Ghana's first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. It was started in 1965, and completed in June 1969 with the aim of providing both water and electricity to the people of Kumasi.[7] [8]