Kamburu Dam

The Kamburu Hydroelectric Power Station, also Kamburu Dam is a rock-filled embankment dam on the in Kenya which straddles the border of and Machakos Counties in .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Industrial building
  • Description: dam in Embu County/Machakos County, Eastern Province
  • Also known as: “Kamburu Hydro Power Station” and “Kamburu Hydroelectric Power Station”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mavuria.

Village
The Eastern Province of was one of 8 Provinces of Kenya. Its northern boundary ran along with that of ; the North Eastern Province and Coast Province lay to the east and south; and the remainder of Kenya's provinces, including Central Province, ran along its western border, and Rift Valley lay to the north west and south west. is situated 5 km northwest of Kamburu Dam.

Kamburu Dam

Latitude
-0.80648° or 0° 48′ 23″ south
Longitude
37.68608° or 37° 41′ 10″ east
Operator
KenGen
Open location code
6GFV5MVP+CC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 669537263
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­industrial
Wiki­data ID
Q6356428
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Kamburu Dam” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kamburu Dam Viewpoint and Administration Police Camp.

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