Nachtigal Falls

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Nachtigal Falls is a series of powerful rapids and waterfalls on the Sanaga River in Cameroon, known for its hydroelectric potential and scenic natural setting.

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Nachtigal Falls canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric power station ⓘ
rapids ⓘ
waterfall ⓘ
basinCountry Cameroon ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Cameroon ⓘ
Cameroon ⓘ
developer Nachtigal Hydro Power Company ⓘ
elevationRelativeToSeaLevel low to moderate ⓘ
environmentalContext tropical riverine ecosystem ⓘ
flowCharacteristic high discharge ⓘ
seasonal variation ⓘ
hasHydropowerProject Nachtigal Hydropower Project ⓘ
hazard navigation difficulty ⓘ
strong currents ⓘ
hydropowerPotential high ⓘ
installedCapacity 420 MW ⓘ
knownFor hydroelectric potential ⓘ
powerful rapids ⓘ
scenic natural setting ⓘ
locatedAt Nachtigal Falls ⓘ
locatedIn Centre Region, Cameroon ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Sanaga River ⓘ
Sanaga River ⓘ
mainFinancier African Development Bank ⓘ
International Finance Corporation ⓘ
World Bank ⓘ
mainOwner Government of Cameroon ⓘ
Électricité de France ⓘ
nearCity Batchenga ⓘ
Yaoundé ⓘ
numberOfTurbines 7 ⓘ
partOf Sanaga River basin ⓘ
purpose electricity generation ⓘ
regionHydropowerImportance major site in Cameroon’s power strategy ⓘ
riverSystem Sanaga River system ⓘ
linked to: Sanaga River
status under construction ⓘ
tourismPotential scenic attraction ⓘ
turbineType Francis turbine ⓘ
usedFor hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
local fishing ⓘ
watercourse Sanaga River ⓘ

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Sanaga River → passesNear → Nachtigal Falls ⓘ
Nachtigal Hydropower Project → locatedAt → Nachtigal Falls ⓘ
subject linked to: Nachtigal Falls