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Félou Falls
The Félou Falls ((フランス語:Chutes du Félou)) are located on the Sénégal River upstream of Kayes in western Mali. The river tumbles down an irregular series of rocky steps. The waterfalls mark the furthest point from the mouth of the river that can be reached by boat. In 2009 work started on the construction of the Félou Hydroelectric Plant, a run-of-the-river hydroelectric plant at the falls replacing a small 600 kW plant dating from the 1920s.
==Historical significance==
The falls were historically important as they were the furthest point up the Sénégal River from Saint Louis that could be reached by boat. Because of the seasonal variation in the water level, navigation up to the falls was only possible for a few months after the rainy season. French forces made use of the river in their conquest of the Sudan in the 19th century. In 1855 Louis Faidherbe, the French governor of Sénégal, constructed a fort at the village of Médine, 3 km downstream of the falls, to strengthen French control of the Sénégal River and to act a base in the expansion into the interior.
At the present time, only very limited use is made of the river for the transport of goods and passengers. Several studies have looked at the feasibility of creating a navigable channel in width between the small town of Ambidédi in Mali and Saint-Louis in Senegal, a distance of . It would give landlocked Mali a direct route to the Atlantic Ocean.〔.〕
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