Mwache
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Mwache under construction
Particulars
Owner: Ministry of Water and Sanitation
Designer: Nippon Koei in association with Mangat I.B. Patel
Contractor: SinoHydro (Construction Bureau Nº15)
Statistics
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply
Reservoir capacity: 136 m3x106
Height: 84 metres
Length: 526 metres
Volume of RCC: 610 m3x103
Total volume: 620 m3x103
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 04/22 (April 2022)
Start of RCC: 03/25 (March 2025)
End of RCC: 06/26 (June 2026)
End of Project: —/26 (— 2026)
Country: Kenya
River: Mwache
DMS Co-ordinates: 3˚59'27.6"S, 39˚31'14.5"E
DD Co-ordinates: -3.991, 39.520695
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 70 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 150 | |
