Hadejia
Hadejia is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 12.09°, 9.15°
About Hadejia
The Hadejia River (Hausa: kogin Haɗeja) is a river in Northern Nigeria and is a tributary of the Yobe River (Komadugu Yobe).
Among the cities and towns that lie on or near its banks are Hadejia and Nguru.
Damming of the river for the purposes of irrigation has led to a decrease in the amount of water in the Hadejia-Nguru wetlands, which the river forms along with Nguru Lake.
The Hadejia river is now 80% controlled by the Tiga and Challawa Gorge dams in Kano State.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Hadejia River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Hadejia in Depth
Climate and weather
in Hadejia the weather condition of the wet season is hot and is most of the time cloudy. The dry season is partly cloudy, and the temperature varies from 15 °C (59 °F). to 41 °C (105 °F).
From March 21 to June 2, the hot season lasts 2.4 months, with an average daily high temperature of over 101 °F. In Hadejia, May is the hottest month of the year, with an average high of 103 °F and low of 80 °F.
From December 9 to January 31, the chilly season, with an average daily high temperature below 90 °F, lasts for 1.7 months. With an average low of 59 °F and a high of 88 °F, January is the coldest month of the year in Hadejia.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Hadejia River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Hadejia: Key Facts
| Tributaries | Yobe River |
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Facts from Wikidata Q4786970 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Hadejia: Quick Answers
- Where is Hadejia?
- Hadejia is located in Nigeria, at 12.0897° N, 9.1547° E.
- Are there dams on the Hadejia?
- No dam on the Hadejia is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.