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This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items. (May 2009) Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) 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 ...
The dam to supply the reservoir with water will be a 181 metres (594 ft) tall arch-gravity type. [ 3 ] The project is being implemented by the Zambezi River Authority , a bi-national organization mandated to operate, monitor and maintain the Kariba Dam complex as well as exploit the full potential of the Zambezi River.
The Kariba Dam is a double curvature concrete arch dam in the Kariba Gorge of the Zambezi river basin between Zambia and Zimbabwe. The dam stands 128 metres (420 ft) tall and 579 metres (1,900 ft) long. [1] The dam forms Lake Kariba, which extends for 280 kilometres (170 mi) and holds 185 cubic kilometres (150,000,000 acre⋅ft) of water.
1.41 Zimbabwe. 2 Asia. Toggle Asia subsection. 2.1 Central. 2.1.1 ... Tarbela Dam, Pakistan (the largest earth-filled dam in the world and also the largest by ...
Hydroelectric station Community Coordinates Type Capacity (MW) Year completed Name of reservoir River Refs Kariba South Bank: Kariba Reservoir: 666
It is 90.3 metres (296 ft) tall and creates a 1,750,000,000 m 3 (1,420,000 acre⋅ft) reservoir, the largest inland dam in the country. The associated hydroelectric power station has a 12 megawatts (16,000 hp) installed capacity. [3] Construction on the dam began in June 1998 but stalled in 2008. Salini Impregilo began
The Zambezi River Authority, which runs the Kariba Dam jointly owned by Zimbabwe and neighboring Zambia, said in a letter dated Nov. 25 that water levels are at a record low and electricity ...
Sebakwe Dam is a dam in the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe. It was built in 1957 and owned by the Zimbabwe government. It is across Sebakwe River in the Sanyati Catchment Area. It has a full capacity of 266 megalitres which makes it one of the largest inland dams of Zimbabwe. It is 8 kilometres long and its maximum width is 2.5 kilometres; The ...