Masinga Hydroelectric Power Station
Masinga Hydroelectric Power Station, also Masinga Dam, is an embankment dam on the Tana River, the longest river in Kenya and straddles the border of Embu and Machakos Counties in Eastern Province and is located about 106 km, by road, northeast of Nairobi, Kenya's capital and largest city.- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of 1,057 metres (3,468 feet)
- …is also known as “Masinga Dam”
- …stands 70 metres (230 feet) tall
- Description: dam in Embu County/Machakos County, Eastern Province
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Latitude
-0.87971° or 0° 52′ 47″ south
Longitude
37.58798° or 37° 35′ 17″ east
Open location code
6GFV4HCQ+45
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway = dam
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Tswana—“Masinga Hydroelectric Power Station” goes by many names.
محطة ماسنغا لتوليد الطاقة الكهرمائيةArabic
Masinga Hydroelectric Power StationHausa
Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Air MasingaIndonesian
Masinga vannkraftverkNorwegian
Masinga vannkraftverkNorwegian Bokmål
نیروگاه برق آبی ماسنگاPersian
Lefelo la Motlakase wa Metsi la MasingaTswana
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