Usuma Dam

Usuma Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Usuma Dam

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

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Usuma Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 9.19983, 7.41500. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Usuma Dam

• Transforming Church, Gwarinpa · church · Federal Capital Territory · ~12 km · Must-see
• Abuja National Mosque · dargah · Federal Capital Territory · ~22 km · Must-see
• Millennium Tower · park · Federal Capital Territory · ~23 km · Must-see
• Aso Rock · viewpoint · Federal Capital Territory · ~23 km · Must-see
• Abuja City Gate · fort · Federal Capital Territory · ~23 km · Must-see
• Deeper Christian Life Ministry · church · Federal Capital Territory · ~25 km · Must-see
• Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria · church · Federal Capital Territory · ~26 km · Must-see
• Zuma Rock · viewpoint · Federal Capital Territory · ~27 km · Must-see
• Gurara Waterfall · waterfall · Niger State · ~56 km · Must-see
• Kubwa Abuja Reservoir · lake · Federal Capital Territory · ~2 km
• Champion Royal Assembly · church · Federal Capital Territory · ~9 km
• Christ Apostolic Church · church · Federal Capital Territory · ~10 km
• Sarki Palace, Dutsen Alhaji · fort · Federal Capital Territory · ~10 km
• Phase 4 Central Mosque Kubwa Abuja10-04-2024 · dargah · Federal Capital Territory · ~11 km
• Katampe Extension Jumma’at Mosque · dargah · Federal Capital Territory · ~11 km
• Badagry Mosque · dargah · Federal Capital Territory · ~13 km
• 321 Ummah Masjid · dargah · Federal Capital Territory · ~14 km
• Gwarimpa village, central mosque · dargah · Federal Capital Territory · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Usuma Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Usuma Dam

• Shiroro Lake · lake · Niger State · ~125 km · Must-see
• Kubwa Abuja Reservoir · lake · Federal Capital Territory · ~2 km
• Crushed Rock · lake · Federal Capital Territory · ~14 km
• Jabi Reservoir · lake · Federal Capital Territory · ~17 km
• Gurara Dam · lake · Kaduna State · ~76 km
• Abujangeles · lake · Federal Capital Territory · ~18 km
• Lake Chad Crescent · lake · Federal Capital Territory · ~19 km
• 4 Oguda Close, Off Lake Chad, Crescent · lake · Federal Capital Territory · ~21 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Nigeria

Frequently asked