1. Canoes on Black Volta River, Bui Dam site, 1982

Description:

Canoes belonging to Ewe fishing communities rest on the south bank of the Black Volta River near the Bui Dam site. Prior to the construction of Bui Dam, these canoes were used to ferry passengers between the north and south banks of the river and for fishing. Opposite, riparian woodland lines the river's north bank. Dam Site settlement, December, 1982.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Location(s) Facet:

Dam Site

Subjects:

Dam Site

Subjects Facet:

Bui Dam (Ghana); Canoes; Riparian forests; Black Volta River; Ewe (African people)

Identifier:

0

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Contributors:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

1982

Date searchable:

1982-12

Genre:

35 mm slide

Genre Facet:

35 mm slide

Location(s):

Dam Site;8.274556, -2.234556

Date Digitized:

2016

People Facet:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Commentary:

Slide scanned by Veronique Plante

Geographic Coordinates:

8.274556, -2.234556

2. Black Volta River, near Bui Village, 1982

Description:

Standing on the south bank of the Black Volta River near Bui village, looking east-northeast to the gap in the Banda hills where the Bui Dam was constructed after 2008. The area between Bui village and the river was the site of a 19th-century village, Bui Kataa (old Bui). This area was flooded by the rising waters of Bui Lake as it formed behind Bui Dam after 2012. Bui Village, 25 July, 1982.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Date:

1982-07-25

Location(s) Facet:

Bui

Subjects:

Bui Lake; Bui Kataa; Savanna woodland; Vegetation

Subjects Facet:

Bui Dam (Ghana); Landscapes; Riparian forests; Black Volta River; Mountains

Identifier:

16

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

1982

Date searchable:

1982-07-25

Genre Facet:

35 mm slide

Format:

Image

Location(s):

Bui;8.277322, -2.260175

Sketchfab Uid:

Geographic Coordinates:

8.277322, -2.260175