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Gove Dam

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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The Gove Dam is an embankment dam on the Kunene River about 75 km (47 mi) south of Huambo in Huambo Province, Angola. The purpose of the dam is to control floods and generate hydroelectric power. It has a power generating capacity of 60 megawatts (80, 000 hp) each) (three turbines of 20 megawatts (27, 000 hp) each), enough to power over 30,000 homes.

Dam data from Wikidata (CC0) plus curated additions. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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