Sentinel-2 satellite view of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and its reservoir on the Blue Nile, 21 November 2025

11.15° N 35.14° E · SENTINEL-2A · 21 NOV 2025
CONTAINS MODIFIED COPERNICUS SENTINEL DATA 2025

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GERD reservoir · Sentinel-2A · 21 Nov 2025 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025

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Then and now · same day, six years apart

The Blue Nile becomes a reservoir

Copernicus Sentinel-2 images of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam site on 21 November 2019 and 21 November 2025. We turn records like these into measurements that owners, investors and governments can act on.

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Sentinel-2 satellite view of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and its reservoir on the Blue Nile, 21 November 2025 Sentinel-2 satellite view of the Blue Nile at the GERD construction site before the reservoir filled, 21 November 2019 21 NOV 2019 · BEFORE FILLING 21 NOV 2025 · RESERVOIR CONTAINS MODIFIED COPERNICUS SENTINEL DATA 2019, 2025

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Agresca works wherever reliable data is hard to get. Below are recent Copernicus Sentinel-2 views of five reservoirs and rivers across these regions. They are sample views, not client projects.

Manicouagan · Quebec
Hoover Dam · Nevada and Arizona
Mosul Dam · Iraq
Khartoum · Sudan
GERD · Ethiopia
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Sentinel-2 satellite view of the Manicouagan Reservoir and Daniel-Johnson Dam, Quebec, 23 September 2026
Manicouagan, QuebecS2C · 23 SEP 2026 · 110 KM ACROSS
Sentinel-2 satellite view of Lake Mead and the Black Canyon below Hoover Dam, 18 June 2025
Hoover Dam, USAS2C · 18 JUN 2025 · 30 KM ACROSS
Sentinel-2 satellite view of the Blue and White Nile meeting at Khartoum, 17 November 2025
Khartoum, SudanS2B · 17 NOV 2025 · 30 KM ACROSS
Sentinel-2 satellite view of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and its reservoir on the Blue Nile, 21 November 2025
GERD, EthiopiaS2A · 21 NOV 2025 · 39 KM ACROSS
Sentinel-2 satellite view of the Mosul Dam reservoir on the Tigris, Iraq, 30 April 2026
Mosul Dam, IraqS2A · 30 APR 2026 · 48 KM ACROSS

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