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Owen Falls

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Owen Falls

Waterfall in Uganda on the White Nile, 4 km/2.5 mi below the point at which the river leaves Lake Victoria. A dam, built 1949–54, provides hydroelectricity for Uganda and Kenya and helps to control the flood waters. The dam acts as a road bridge for the main Jinja–Kampala road.
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The Owen falls dam for instance where hydo electric power station is built, and that supply the country with electricity - situated right beside Jinja town - is falling apart because of ware and tears.
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