Ruacana Dam
Ruacana Dam is a dam in Angola. Ruacana Dam is situated nearby to the waterfall Ruacana Falls.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ruacana Falls and Ruacana Hydroelectric Power Station.
Ruacana Falls
Waterfall
Photo: ImperatoM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ruacana Falls is a waterfall located in Ruacana, Omusati on the Kunene River in Northern Namibia. The waterfall is 120 meters high and 700 meters wide in full flood. It is among the largest waterfalls in Africa, both by volume and width.
Ruacana Hydroelectric Power Station
Power station
The Ruacana Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric power plant across the Kunene River near Ruacana in northwest Namibia, close to the Angolan border. Ruacana Hydroelectric Power Station is situated 1½ km southeast of Ruacana Dam.
Ruacana Dam
- Type: Dam
- Also known as: “Barragem do Ruacaná”
- Location: Angola, Central Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-17.38604° or 17° 23′ 10″ southLongitude
14.21533° or 14° 12′ 55″ eastOpen location code
5FJPJ678+H4OpenStreetMap ID
way 504108015OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Ruacana Dam” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Ruacana Dam”
- French: “Barrage Ruacana”
- German: “Staudamm Ruacana”
- Italian: “Diga di Ruacana”
- Polish: “Zapora Ruacana”
- Portuguese: “Represa Ruacana”
- Russian: “Плотина Руакана”
- Spanish: “Presa de Ruacana”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ruacana Falls and Ruacana Power Station Solar PV.
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