Owen Falls

The Owen Falls was a waterfall on the in near the city of Jinja. The falls, together with the nearby Ripon Falls, were submerged in 1954 with the completion of the .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Dam
  • Description: waterfall in Uganda
  • Also known as: “Owen Falls Dam”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nalubaale Hydroelectric Power Station and Jinja Airport.

Dam
Photo: Fredrick Onyango, CC BY 2.0.
Nalubaale Power Station, formerly known as Owen Falls Dam, is a hydroelectric power station across the near its source at in . Nalubaale is the Luganda name for Lake Victoria. is situated 260 metres west of Owen Falls.

Aerodrome
is a small civilian and military airport in . It serves the town of in , Busoga, . It is adjacent to the of the Uganda People's Defence Force at , a suburb of Jinja.

Dam
is a hydroelectric power station in , with an installed capacity of 200 megawatts. is situated 800 metres north of Owen Falls.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jinja and Buwenda.

Photo: Bernard DUPONT, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a city of 300,000 people in . The city is at the source of the Nile, and in Uganda more famously the source of Nile Beer. This is a popular destination for backpackers for its white water rafting.

Village
is a small village in located in the district, close to the town of . is situated 4 km northwest of Owen Falls.

Village
is a town in in the of . It is the seat of the Kingdom of Busoga, one of the four constitutional in Uganda, which is coterminous with the Busoga sub-region. is situated 7 km northeast of Owen Falls.

Owen Falls

Latitude
0.44337° or 0° 26′ 36″ north
Longitude
33.1871° or 33° 11′ 14″ east
Open location code
6GGMC5VP+8R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 131083051
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Wiki­data ID
Q2967735
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Satellite Map

Discover Owen Falls from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Polish—“Owen Falls” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Owen-waterval”
  • French: “chutes Owen”
  • French: “Chutes Owen”
  • Low German: “Owen-Waterfall”
  • Persian: “اوون فالز”
  • Polish: “Owen”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bridge International Hospital and Mpumude Seed Secondary School.

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