Dams Reservoirs

Name: Ghana Dams Reservoirs
Creator: OpenStreetMap contributors
License: https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/

Dams and reservoirs across Ghana, including the Volta system. Derived from OpenStreetMap. 464 records.

v1.0last updated Sep 26, 2026 · snapshotlisting updated Sep 26, 2026GH₵19.00464 recordsWater

Fields

Every column this dataset returns, with its type. This is the shape of the API response.

Field	Type
name	TEXT
structure_type	TEXT
operator	TEXT
region	TEXT
district	TEXT
locality	TEXT
latitude	DECIMAL(9,6)
longitude	DECIMAL(9,6)
phone	TEXT
website	TEXT
osm_id	TEXT
source	TEXT

Preview

five records, free

First 5 rows of Dams Reservoirs
nameTEXT	structure typeTEXT	operatorTEXT	regionTEXT	districtTEXT	localityTEXT	latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	phoneTEXT	websiteTEXT	osm idTEXT	sourceTEXT
Tingoli Dansuyili Dam	Dam	—	Northern Region	Tolon	—	9.376025	-1.021267	—	—	node/5915579275	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
—	Dam	—	Oti Region	Nkwanta North	—	8.721741	0.184364	—	—	node/10048878743	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
—	Dam	—	Northern Region	Kpandai	—	8.467856	-0.014534	—	—	node/10700763159	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
—	Dam	—	Northern Region	Kpandai	—	8.348647	0.043894	—	—	node/11136260162	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
GAGUYA DAM	Dam	—	Northern Region	Savelugu	—	9.682167	-0.856613	—	—	node/11198905582	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

nameTEXT	structure typeTEXT	operatorTEXT	regionTEXT	districtTEXT	localityTEXT	latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	phoneTEXT	websiteTEXT	osm idTEXT	sourceTEXT
example-name-1	example-structure_type-1	example-operator-1	example-region-1	example-district-1	example-locality-1	10	10	example-phone-1	example-website-1	10	example-source-1
example-name-2	example-structure_type-2	example-operator-2	example-region-2	example-district-2	example-locality-2	20	20	example-phone-2	example-website-2	20	example-source-2
example-name-3	example-structure_type-3	example-operator-3	example-region-3	example-district-3	example-locality-3	30	30	example-phone-3	example-website-3	30	example-source-3
example-name-4	example-structure_type-4	example-operator-4	example-region-4	example-district-4	example-locality-4	40	40	example-phone-4	example-website-4	40	example-source-4
example-name-5	example-structure_type-5	example-operator-5	example-region-5	example-district-5	example-locality-5	50	50	example-phone-5	example-website-5	50	example-source-5
example-name-6	example-structure_type-6	example-operator-6	example-region-6	example-district-6	example-locality-6	60	60	example-phone-6	example-website-6	60	example-source-6
example-name-7	example-structure_type-7	example-operator-7	example-region-7	example-district-7	example-locality-7	70	70	example-phone-7	example-website-7	70	example-source-7
example-name-8	example-structure_type-8	example-operator-8	example-region-8	example-district-8	example-locality-8	80	80	example-phone-8	example-website-8	80	example-source-8

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Endpoint

GET connect.apighana.com/api/data/dams_reservoirs

Auth: X-API-Key header
Pagination: page · limit
Format: JSON
Version: 1.0
Last updated: Sep 26, 2026from the source
Covers: A snapshotas of Sep 26, 2026
Refreshed: monthly
Last checked: Oct 1, 2026had warnings
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

How to cite

Cite this dataset and the organisation its records come from (OpenStreetMap contributors). Datasets are updated, so keep the date you accessed it in the citation. Last updated from the source on Sep 26, 2026.

API Ghana. (2026). Dams reservoirs (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/dams-reservoirs

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/dams_reservoirs?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/dams_reservoirs?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/dams_reservoirs",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]

Field

Type

name

TEXT

structure_type

TEXT

operator

TEXT

region

TEXT

district

TEXT

locality

TEXT

latitude

DECIMAL(9,6)

longitude

DECIMAL(9,6)

phone

TEXT

website

TEXT

osm_id

TEXT

source

TEXT

nameTEXT

structure typeTEXT

operatorTEXT

regionTEXT

districtTEXT

localityTEXT

latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

phoneTEXT

websiteTEXT

osm idTEXT

sourceTEXT

Tingoli Dansuyili Dam

Dam

—

Northern Region

Tolon

—

9.376025

-1.021267

—

node/5915579275

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

—

Dam

—

Oti Region

Nkwanta North

—

8.721741

0.184364

—

node/10048878743

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

—

Dam

—

Northern Region

Kpandai

—

8.467856

-0.014534

—

node/10700763159

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

—

Dam

—

Northern Region

Kpandai

—

8.348647

0.043894

—

node/11136260162

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

GAGUYA DAM

Dam

—

Northern Region

Savelugu

—

9.682167

-0.856613

—

node/11198905582

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

nameTEXT

structure typeTEXT

operatorTEXT

regionTEXT

districtTEXT

localityTEXT

latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

phoneTEXT

websiteTEXT

osm idTEXT

sourceTEXT

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How to cite

API Ghana. (2026). Dams reservoirs (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/dams-reservoirs

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/dams_reservoirs?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/dams_reservoirs?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/dams_reservoirs",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]