Shiroro Lake

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SHIRORO RESERVOIR (Niger State):
Shiroro Reservoir was created in May, 1984 by damming the Kaduna River at Shiroro village. The reservoir has an estimated surface area of 312 km2 and a mean depth of 22.4 meters and continues to grow. It is now the second largest man-made lake in Nigeria followed by Jebba and Tiga. The Shiroro Hydropower Reservoir, like most other newly created large man-made lakes in Nigeria and throughout the tropics, was expected to provide favourable conditions for large scale fish production and fishery development. In order to substantiate this assumption a fishery survey was carried out in December 1984 and April 1985, about 7 and 11 months respectively after the impoundment of the reservoir and after only the first breeding season. The objective of the survey was to determine the status of the fishery and the level of exploitation by the local fishermen.
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