The Gouina Falls or ''Chutes de Gouina'' are on the
Sénégal River in
Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...
between the towns of
Bafoulabé (upstream) and
Diamou
Diamou is a town and commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. It is located 45 km from the city of Kayes
Kayes ( Bambara: ߞߊߦߌ tr. ''Kayi'', Soninké: ''Xaayi'') is a city in western Mali on the S ...
(downstream) in the
Kayes Region
Kayes Region ( Bambara: ߞߊߦߌ ߘߌߣߋߖߊ tr. Kayi Dineja) is one of eight first level national subdivisions in Mali called Regions. It is the first administrative area of Mali and covers an area of . Its capital is the town of Kayes. The p ...
, where the river runs north from the
Talari Gorges
The Talari Gorges or ''Gorges de Talary'' are a series of gorges on the Sénégal River in Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=n ...
. They have been called the "Niagara falls of Mali". The river is about 500 m wide at this point, and drops 16 m over the falls. The volume of water is 12-13 m
3 per second in the dry season, and up to 2430 m
3 per second in the rainy season.
The government of Mali and
Senegal River Basin Development Authority has investigated the possibility of developing the electric power potential of the Senegal River. Downstream on the
Félou Falls, a new
Félou Hydroelectric Plant
The Félou Hydroelectric Plant is a hydroelectric installation at the Félou Falls on the Sénégal River in Mali. It has three water turbines capable of generating 62.3 MW. The current power station replaced an older one built in the 1920s. C ...
was completed in 2014. On Gouina Falls, construction of the 140 MW
Gouina Hydroelectric Plant
The Gouina Hydroelectric Plant is a run-of-the-river-type hydroelectric installation currently being constructed on Gouina Falls along the Senegal River in Mali. It is located about southeast of Diamou in the Kayes Region. It is the fourth proj ...
began in December 2013. It is expected to be complete in 2017.
References
External links
Chutes de GouinaYouTube. Retrieved on 2009-03-14.
Senegal River
Waterfalls of Mali
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