Bujagali Falls, a spectacular scenic spot with 1 kilometre of raging rapids, forested islands in the Nile and an abundance of bird life on River Nile, were until late 2011 located about 8 km from Jinja Town. The Bujagali Falls flooded in late 2011 and the falls have been reduced to a series of raging rapids about six 10 kilometres north of the source of the Nile.The raging power along the first 8 kilometres of the Victoria Nile has been diverted through the hydro-electric turbines of the new dam. Rafting and kayaking is nolonger allowed around the dam.