Dam din Barekese shine madatsar ruwa a Kogin Ofin wanda ke tallafawa babban kamfanin sarrafa ruwa na Kumasi a Yankin Ashanti na Ghana, wanda ke samar da kusan kashi 80 cikin ɗari na ruwan sha ga birnin da kewaye. Kamfanin Ruwa na Ghana ne ke gudanar da shi. Shugaban kasar Ghana na farko, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah ne ya gina madatsar ruwan. An fara shi a shekarar 1965, kuma an kammala shi a watan Yunin 1969 da nufin samar da ruwa da wutar lantarki ga mutanen Kumasi. "Barekese Dam under threat from encroachers - Kessben FM". Retrieved 2015-04-17. "Government gets funding for expansion of Barekese Dam". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2015-04-17. -SpyGhana.com, Ghana. "Revive Nkrumah's Barekese Power Project -". Retrieved 2015-04-17. "Chainsaw operations rife at Barekese - Graphic OnlineGraphic.com.gh". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2015-04-17.