List of dams and reservoirs in Zimbabwe
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The following is a partial list of dams in Zimbabwe.
List of dams (reservoirs)
Name (alt.) | Nearest local | Province | Impounds | Year completed (commissioned) | Capacity (MegaL) | Map ref. | Notes |
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Kariba Dam | Kariba | Mashonaland West | Zambezi river | 1959 | 160 368 | 16°31′23″S 28°45′42″E / 16.523194°S 28.761542°E / -16.523194; 28.761542 (Kariba Dam) | [1] |
Tokwe Mukorsi Dam | Masvingo | Masvingo Province | Tokwe River | 2017 | 1750 | 20°43′40″S 30°54′11″E / 20.727792°S 30.903142°E / -20.727792; 30.903142 (Tokwe Mukorsi Dam) | [2] |
Lake Mutirikwi | Masvingo | Masvingo Province | Mtilikwe river | 1961 | 1 425 | 20°14′56″S 31°02′00″E / 20.248922°S 31.033261°E / -20.248922; 31.033261 (Lake Mutirikwi) | [1] |
Lake Manyame | Harare | Mashonaland West | Manyame river | 1976 | 490 | 17°48′17″S 30°36′56″E / 17.8046°S 30.6156°E / -17.8046; 30.6156 (Darwendale Dam) | [1] |
Osborne Dam | Mutare | Manicaland | Odzi River | - | 400 | 18°45′59″S 32°29′08″E / 18.766389°S 32.485556°E / -18.766389; 32.485556 (Osborne Dam) | [3] |
Mazvikadei Dam | Banket | Mashonaland West | Mukwadzi River | 1988 | 360 | 17°13′14″S 30°23′30″E / 17.220556°S 30.391667°E / -17.220556; 30.391667 (Mazvikadei Dam) | [4] |
Manyuchi dam | Masvingo | Masvingo Province | Mwenezi River | - | 303 | 21°03′14″S 30°22′12″E / 21.054°S 30.370°E / -21.054; 30.370 (Manyuchi Dam) | [5] |
Manjirenji Dam | Masvingo | Masvingo Province | Chiredzi river | 1966 | 285 | 20°37′34″S 31°36′34″E / 20.6262°S 31.6094°E / -20.6262; 31.6094 (Manjerenji Dam) | [1] |
Lake Chivero | Harare | Mashonaland West | Hunyani river | 1952 | 250 | 17°54′01″S 30°47′28″E / 17.900278°S 30.791111°E / -17.900278; 30.791111 (Lake Chivero) | [1] |
Mayfair Dam | Esigodini | Matabeleland South | Insiza River | 1976 | 182 | [1] | |
Sebakwe Dam | Kwekwe | Midlands | Sebakwe river | 1957 | 154 | 19°02′00″S 30°15′00″E / 19.0333°S 30.2500°E / -19.0333; 30.2500 (Sebakwe Dam) | [1][6] |
Bangala Dam | Masvingo | Lowveld | Mtilikwe river | 1963 | 130 | 20°41′41″S 31°13′58″E / 20.6947°S 31.2327°E / -20.6947; 31.2327 (Bangala Dam) | [1][7] |
Mzingwane Dam | Esigodini | Matabeleland South | Umzingwani river | 1958 | 57 | 20°23′35″S 28°58′26″E / 20.393056°S 28.973889°E / -20.393056; 28.973889 (Mzingwane Dam) | [1] |
Ncema Upper Dam | Esigodini | Matabeleland South | Ncema river | 1973 | 45 | 20°21′00″S 29°01′00″E / 20.3500°S 29.0167°E / -20.3500; 29.0167 (Upper Ncema Dam) | [1] |
Mushandike Dam | Masvingo | Masvingo Province | Mushandike river | 1938 | 38 | 20°09′00″S 30°38′00″E / 20.1500°S 30.6333°E / -20.1500; 30.6333 (Mushandike Dam) | [1] |
Mazowe Dam | Mazowe | Mashonaland Central | Mazowe river | 1920 | 35 | 17°31′18″S 30°59′19″E / 17.521667°S 30.988611°E / -17.521667; 30.988611 (Mazowe Dam) | [1] |
Gwenoro Dam | Gweru | Midlands | Lundi river | 1958 | 32 | 19°45′00″S 29°52′00″E / 19.75°S 29.86667°E / -19.75; 29.86667 (Gwenoro Dam) | [1] |
Ngezi Dam | Kwekwe | Mashonaland West | Ngezi River | 1945 | 26 | 18°41′59″S 29°23′58″E / 18.69962°S 29.39954°E / -18.69962; 29.39954 (Ncema Dam) | [1] |
Silalbuhwa Dam | Esigodini | Matabeleland South | Mzingwane River | 1966 | 24 | 20°45′30″S 29°21′38″E / 20.7584°S 29.36061°E / -20.7584; 29.36061 (Ncema Dam) | [1] |
Claw Dam | Zimbabwe | Mashonaland West | Muzvezve river | 1973 | 21 | 18°26′22″S 29°52′50″E / 18.4395124283902°S 29.8805165290833°E / -18.4395124283902; 29.8805165290833 (Claw Dam) | [1] |
Ncema Dam | Esigodini | Matabeleland South | Ncema river | 1943 | 18 | 20°21′00″S 29°01′00″E / 20.3500°S 29.0167°E / -20.3500; 29.0167 (Ncema Dam) | |
Suri Suri Dam | Chegutu | Mashonaland West | Suri Suri River | 1968 | 9 | 18°05′09″S 29°58′46″E / 18.08597°S 29.97944°E / -18.08597; 29.97944 (Ncema Dam) | [1] |
Ngondoma Dam | Empress Mine | Midlands | Ngondoma River | 1967 | 7 | 18°27′26″S 29°24′50″E / 18.457222°S 29.413889°E / -18.457222; 29.413889 (Ngondoma Dam) | [1] |
Siya Dam | Bikita | Masvingo Province | Turgwe River | 1977 | 106 | 20°16′00″S 31°37′00″E / 20.2667°S 31.6167°E / -20.2667; 31.6167 (Siya Dam) | [8] |
Ruti Dam | Buhera | Mashonaland East | Nyazvidzi River | 1976 | 140 | 19°32′27″S 31°43′38″E / 19.5407°S 31.7272°E / -19.5407; 31.7272 (Rutu Dam) | [8] |
Inyankuni Dam | Esigodini | Matabeleland South | Inyankuni River | 1964 | 82 | 20°20′34″S 29°06′55″E / 20.3428°S 29.1153°E / -20.3428; 29.1153 (Inyankuni Dam) | [8] |
Palawan Dam | Zvishavane | Midlands | Ingesi River | 1978 | 69 | 20°08′06″S 29°48′38″E / 20.135125°S 29.810608°E / -20.135125; 29.810608 (Palawan Dam) | [8] |
Amapongokwe Dam | Somabula | Midlands | Mapongokwe River | 1980 | 39 | 19°47′40″S 29°50′18″E / 19.794528°S 29.838414°E / -19.794528; 29.838414 (Amapongokwe Dam) | [8] |
Antelope Dam | Maphisa | Matabeleland South | Shashani River | 1971 | 15 | [8] | |
Tiyabenzi Dam | Shangani | Midlands | Shangani River | 1972 | 14 | [8] | |
Mananda Dam | Solusi | Matabeleland South | Nata River | 1967 | 12 | 20°13′05″S 28°03′21″E / 20.218°S 28.0557°E / -20.218; 28.0557 (Mananda Dam) | [8] |
Makado Ranch Dam | Beitbridge | Matabeleland South | Umchabezi River | 1968 | 12 | [8] | |
Eben Dam | Shamva | Mashonaland Central | Mupfurudzi River | 1968 | 12 | [8] | |
Harava Dam | Chitungwiza | Harare South Province | Manyame River | 1973 | 9 | 17°59′14″S 31°06′15″E / 17.987222°S 31.104166°E / -17.987222; 31.104166 (Harava Dam) | [8][9] |
Pampoenpoort Dam | JM Nkomo Int. Airport | Matabeleland North | Trib. of Mguza River | 1970 | 8 | 19°52′03″S 28°35′54″E / 19.8674°S 28.5983°E / -19.8674; 28.5983 (Pampoenpoort Dam) | [8] |
Odzani Dam | Penhalonga | Manicaland | Odzani River | 1965 | 6 | [8] | |
Mutange Dam | Gokwe | Midlands | Mutange River | 2016 | 5 | 18°12′26″S 29°14′04″E / 18.20722°S 29.2344°E / -18.20722; 29.2344 (Pampoenpoort Dam) | [10] |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Dr. V.V. Sugunan (November 1997). "FAO Fisheries Circular No. 933 FIRI/C933 - 2.3 Small water bodies - Table 2.3 Major dams in Zimbabwe". FAO. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ Nelson Chenga (15 February 2016). "Cheap design linked to problems at Tokwe-Mukosi". Nehanda Radio. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ "Osborne dam on the Odzi river". Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ "INFORMATION ON FISHERIES MANAGEMENT IN THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE". FAO. January 2003. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ "CC:INFO/AIJ: REPORT Assessment of the E7 Group (including EDF) Proposal for a Mini-hydroelectric Power Station in Zimbabwe". unfccc. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ "Sebakwe Profile". Zimparks. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ "Bangala Dam". ZINWA. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Zimbabwe: FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department". FAO. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ Pamela Sibanda (June 2005). "Nutrient Limitation of Phytoplankto in Five Impoundments on the Manyame River, Zimbabwe". ir.uz.ac.zw. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ "Mutange Dam, Gokwe". Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ).
External links
Media related to Bodies of water in Zimbabwe at Wikimedia Commons
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