The city is supplied with water by the nearby Challawa Gorge Dam, which is also being considered as a source of hydro power.

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

The construction of the Tiga and Challawa Gorge dams upstream was the backbone of KRP a development that stalled flooding.

The Challawa Gorge Dam is in Karaye Local Government of Kano State in the Northeast of Nigeria, about 90 km southwest of Kano city.

He stated that the Tiga Dam and Challawa Gorge Dam had already reduced water flow drastically, and the Jama'are River was now the main source of water in the Yobe River.

Dams have threatened the viability of the wetlands, particularly the Tiga Dam and the Challawa Gorge Dam, which now control most of the water flow in the Hadejia river and have reduced seasonal flooding and overall water supply.