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Imboulou Dam

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Official name
  
Imboulou Dam

Impounds
  
Léfini River

Opened
  
7 May 2011

Impound
  
Lefini River

Opening date
  
2011

Height
  
32 m

Construction began
  
2005

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Location
  
Between the Plateaux Department and the Pool Department

Construction cost
  
170 billion FCFA (340 M$)

Type of dam
  
Gravity, roller-compacted concrete/Earthen embankment

Similar
  
Zongo Dam, Lofoi Falls, Lukaya River, Grand Inga Dam, Livingstone Falls

The Imboulou Dam is a dam on the Léfini River, near Ngabé, Ngabe District, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo, about 300 kilometers north of Brazzaville. It was inaugurated by President Denis Sassou-Nguesso on the 7 May 2011.

Map of Imboulou Dam, Republic of the Congo

References

Imboulou Dam Wikipedia