Roseires Dam

Roseires Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Roseires Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.

How to reach Roseires Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 11.79880, 34.38828. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Roseires Dam

• Jabal Abu Qarin · viewpoint · Blue Nile · ~30 km
• Jabal Balqoqi · viewpoint · Blue Nile · ~31 km
• Jabal Ab Kurkur · viewpoint · Blue Nile · ~32 km
• Jabal Balsa`adun · viewpoint · Blue Nile · ~32 km
• Jabal Balbaqani · viewpoint · Blue Nile · ~33 km
• Jabal Bubur · viewpoint · Blue Nile · ~37 km
• Jabal Bizok · viewpoint · Blue Nile · ~38 km
• Roseires Reservoir · lake · Blue Nile · ~38 km
• Jabal Ab Qarin · viewpoint · Blue Nile · ~39 km
• Jabal Baqis · viewpoint · Blue Nile · ~42 km
• Jabal Aqadi · viewpoint · Blue Nile · ~42 km
• Jabal Bamsek · viewpoint · Blue Nile · ~42 km
• Jabal Daquya · viewpoint · Blue Nile · ~43 km
• Jabal Barqu · viewpoint · Blue Nile · ~44 km
• Ingessana Hills · viewpoint · Blue Nile · ~73 km
• الدمازين · fort · Blue Nile · ~3 km
• Jazirat Bal`ar · river spot · Blue Nile · ~10 km
• Jazirat Ab Rnmad · river spot · Blue Nile · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Roseires Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Roseires Dam

• Roseires Reservoir · lake · Blue Nile · ~38 km
• Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam · lake · Benishangul-Gumuz Region · ~126 km
• Saddle Dam · lake · Benishangul-Gumuz Region · ~127 km
• Ḩafīr Wīqu · lake · Blue Nile · ~31 km
• Ḩafāyir Um Shahwān · lake · Blue Nile · ~38 km
• Ḩafīr Mulki · lake · Blue Nile · ~75 km
• سد باو · lake · Blue Nile · ~79 km
• Abū ‘Agan · lake · Sennar State · ~94 km
• Umm Kaylāb · lake · Blue Nile · ~96 km
• Gelgani · lake · Blue Nile · ~109 km

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