West Africa Dams and Reservoirs Datasethttps://doi.org/10.60507/FK2/YLDK1YKouassi, Valery Bessely StanislasYao, Blé Amouna FhorestSoro, Gneneyougo EmileGoula, Bi Tié AlbertKelome, Nelly CarineKlaus, Julianbonndata2026-02-262026-02-26T07:06:04ZThe West Africa Dams and Reservoirs Dataset, also called Harmonized Dataset for Dams and Reservoirs in West Africa is a West Africa-specific compiled dataset developed through the integration of twelve existing datasets. This harmonized dataset aims to address the heterogeneous data records of West African dams and reservoirs in existing datasets while enhancing the accessibility of dam and reservoir information for policy development, investment planning, and regional-scale analyses. The dataset contains 1,429 georeferenced dams and 1,258 reservoirs (with a minimum surface area of 0.57 × 10⁻³ km²), 38 attributes, and an estimated total reservoir surface area of 14,038 km² and a cumulative storage capacity of 267,369 MCM. The West Africa Dams and Reservoirs Dataset is provided in shapefile and CSV formats for both dam and reservoir entries: WA_Dams (point locations of dams in West Africa) and WA_Reservoirs (polygon representations of reservoirs in West Africa) available for download and future updates.Earth and Environmental SciencesEnglish2026-02-26KOUASSI, Valery Bessely Stanislas2026-01-222025-03-012025-07-30Global Information System on Water and Agriculture of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO AQUASTAT). https://www.fao.org/aquastat/en/databases/damsGlobal Lakes and Wetlands Database (GLWD-1 (Level 1) & GLWD-2 (Level 2)). https://www.worldwildlife.org/our-work/science/global-lakes-and-wetlands-database/HydroLAKES. https://www.hydrosheds.org/products/hydrolakesGlObal GeOreferenced Database of Dams (GOODD). https://www.globaldamwatch.org/gooddFuture Hydropower Reservoirs and Dams Database (FHReD). https://www.globaldamwatch.org/fhredGlobal Reservoirs and Dams version 1.3 (GranD V1.3). https://www.globaldamwatch.org/grand/Global River Obstruction Database version 1.1 (GROD v1.1). https://zenodo.org/records/5793918Reservoir and Lake Surface Area Timeseries (ReaLSAT). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7614815Georeferenced global Dams And Reservoirs (GeoDAR). https://zenodo.org/records/6163413Global Dam Tracker (GDAT). https://zenodo.org/records/7616852Global Dam Watch (GDW database (V1)). https://www.globaldamwatch.org/databaseGlobal Lakes/Reservoirs Surface Extent Dataset (GLRSED). https://zenodo.org/records/14190225Aggregate DataCC BY 4.0