Hadejia River

The Hadejia River (Hausa: kogin Haɗeja)[1] is a river in Northern Nigeria and is a tributary of the Yobe River (Komadugu Yobe).[2] Among the cities and towns that lie on or near its banks are Hadejia[2] and Nguru.[3] Damming of the river for the purposes of irrigation has led to a decrease in the amount of water in the Hadejia-Nguru wetlands,[4] which the river forms along with Nguru Lake.

River Hadejia
Catchment area of the Yobe River

The Hadejia river is now 80% controlled by the Tiga and Challawa Gorge dams in Kano State.[5][6]

Flood

The state government started clearing the Hadejia River's canal and preventing water overflows, after the state experienced significant flooding, this work was started to prevent future floods.[7][8]

Flood frequency analysis was performed on the maximum annual streamflow data for the River Hadejia gauge station from the Hadejia Jama'are Komadugu TrustFund, Damaturu, for the years 1963 to 2014.[9] For the analysis, three probability distribution functions—Extreme Value Type 1 (EV-1), Lognormal, and Log Pearson Type III—were employed. The models were used to forecast and contrast the associated flood discharge predictions for return periods of 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, and 200 years. At a 200-year return time, the results for EV-1, LN, and LP III showed anticipated discharge values of 157.419, 169.43, and 135.21,respectively.It is advised to use the lognormal distribution model for safe design since the results show that it provides greater flood discharge estimates.[10]

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 59 Degree F. to 105 Degree F, and it doesn't use to be below 59 Degree over the year Round.[11]

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.[11]

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.[11]

References
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  3. "Hadejia River | river, Nigeria | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  4. Acreman, Michael. "Principles of Water Management for People and the Environment". Aaas.org. American Association for the Advancement of Science. Archived from the original on 2007-06-11. Retrieved 2007-05-13.
  5. "Irrigation potential in Africa: A basin approach". United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. 1997. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
  6. "Challawa Gorge Reservoir" (PDF). United Nations Environment Program. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-05-09. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  7. USMAN, Mustapha (2023-07-01). "Flooding: Jigawa govt commences dredging of Hadejia river". The ICIR- Latest News, Politics, Governance, Elections, Investigation, Factcheck, Covid-19. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  8. Abdullahi, Murtala (2020-10-01). "40 killed in Jigawa As River Hadejia Overflows Its banks". HumAngle. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  9. Shuaibu, Abdulrahman; Hounkpè, Jean; Bossa, Yaovi Aymar; Kalin, Robert M. (January 2022). "Flood Risk Assessment and Mapping in the Hadejia River Basin, Nigeria, Using Hydro-Geomorphic Approach and Multi-Criterion Decision-Making Method". Water. 14 (22): 3709. doi:10.3390/w14223709. ISSN 2073-4441.
  10. "Flood: Jigawa farmers demand compensation from Hadejia-Jamare River Basin Authority". www.premiumtimesng.com. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  11. "Hadejia Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 2023-07-15.

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