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A section of the Nile River, about 418 km (260 mi) long, between Lake Victoria and Lake Albert in central Uganda.

 

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River, Uganda. It forms the upper section of the Nile River. Some 300 mi (480 km) long, it issues from the northern end of Lake Victoria and then flows over the Nalubaale and Kiira dams at Owen Falls, through Lake Kyoga, and over Kabalega Falls (118 ft [36 m]) before entering the northeastern corner of Lake Albert.

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Victoria Nile, river, section of the White Nile, c.260 mi (420 km) long, central Uganda, E central Africa. It drains from the northern end of Lake Victoria at Jinja and flows generally north and west, over Ripon Falls and Owen Falls (both now submerged), through shallow Lake Kyoga, and thence over Kabalega (formerly Murchison) Falls to Lake Albert. Hydroelectric plants are located at Owen and Kabalega falls. The river is navigable from Lake Albert to Kabalega Falls.

 
 

 

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