Grand Poubara Dam
The Grand Poubara Dam is a gravity dam on the Ogooué River, about 15 kilometres south of Franceville in Gabon. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation, and it supports a 160 megawatts power station.- Dam
- Description: dam in Franceville, Haut-Ogooué Province
- Category: gravity dam
- Location
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Latitude
-1.77329° or 1° 46′ 24″ south
Longitude
13.55118° or 13° 33′ 4″ east
Open location code
6FCM6HG2+MF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway = dam
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Grand Poubara Dam” goes by many names.
سد غراند بوباراArabic
Baraas mawɗo PoubaraFulah
Babban madatsar ruwan PoubaraHausa
سد گرند پوباراPersian
Bwawa la Grand PoubaraSwahili
Letamo la Grand PoubaraTswana
ГЕС Гранд-ПоубараUkrainian
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