Bujagali Dam reservoir
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Bujagali Dam reservoir is the artificial lake formed on the Victoria Nile in Uganda by the Bujagali Hydropower Project, created to generate electricity and now a major feature of the region’s river landscape.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial lake
ⓘ
reservoir ⓘ |
| affects | river landscape of the Victoria Nile near Jinja ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bujagali Energy Limited
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionBeganWithDam | 2007 ⓘ |
| country | Uganda ⓘ |
| createdBy | impoundment of the Victoria Nile ⓘ |
| createdByProject | Bujagali Hydropower Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFor | electricity generation ⓘ |
| damCommissioned | 2012 ⓘ |
| downstreamOf |
Kiira Dam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nalubaale Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | tropical freshwater reservoir ⓘ |
| formedBy | Bujagali Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShorelineUse |
boat tours
ⓘ
tourist lodges ⓘ water sports ⓘ |
| hasUse |
fishing
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| impact |
alteration of local aquatic habitats
ⓘ
change in river flow regime downstream ⓘ displacement of some local communities ⓘ |
| inflow | Victoria Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedContinent | Africa GENERATED ⓘ |
| locatedInDrainageBasin | Nile River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Eastern Region, Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Jinja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Victoria Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedUpstreamOf | Bujagali Falls (submerged site) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Jinja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Njeru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Bujagali Energy Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outflow | Victoria Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bujagali Hydropower Plant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Victoria Nile basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfEnergyInfrastructureOf | Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | hydroelectric power generation ⓘ |
| submerged | former Bujagali Falls site ⓘ |
| supports | Bujagali Hydropower Station capacity of about 250 MW NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | regulating water for power generation ⓘ |
| watercourse | Victoria Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterSource | Lake Victoria via Victoria Nile ⓘ |
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