The Koromojo Dam, also known as the Mwambe Dam, refers to two
embankment dam
An embankment dam is a large artificial dam. It is typically created by the placement and compaction of a complex semi-plastic mound of various compositions of soil or rock. It has a semi-pervious waterproof natural covering for its surface and ...
s (Upper and Lower) on the
Mwabanda River north of
Msambweni
Msambweni (meaning "land of Msambwe") in Swahili) is a small fishing town and constituency in Kwale County of southeastern Kenya, formerly in Kwale District of Coast Province. The origin of the name, Msambwe (plural Misambwe) is a hardy and wild ...
in southeastern
Kenya
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. The Upper Koromojo Dam was built in the 1920s while the Lower Koromojo Dam was completed by
Associated Sugar in 1957.
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Dams in Kenya