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  2. Water levels in Zimbabwe's biggest dam too low for power

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    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 ...

  3. Kariba Dam - Wikipedia

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    The dam was constructed on the orders of the Government of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, a 'federal colony' within the British Empire.The double curvature concrete arch dam was designed by Coyne et Bellier and constructed between 1955 and 1959 by Impresit of Italy [2] at a cost of $135,000,000 for the first stage with only the Kariba South power cavern.

  4. Batoka Gorge Hydroelectric Power Station - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Water supply and sanitation in Zimbabwe - Wikipedia

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    The implementation, operation, and repair of the bush pump is determined by the input and choices of local communities, and as such this technology has no "hard boundaries" since it can be adapted, utilized, and personalized by communities throughout Zimbabwe. [23] Kariba dam as seen from Zimbabwe.

  6. Lake Kariba - Wikipedia

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    Lake Kariba is the world's largest artificial lake and reservoir by volume. It lies 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) upstream from the mouth of the Zambezi river on the Indian Ocean , along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe .

  7. Local dams normally closed to the public open for National ...

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    The doors to the dam gatehouses operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are usually locked and secured behind "No Trespassing" signs. But in Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the doors to the ...

  8. Kariba Gorge - Wikipedia

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    Kariba Gorge is a large, natural gorge through which flowed the Zambezi River on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe, Africa. In 1959 the large double arch concrete Kariba Dam was completed, completely filling the gorge and creating the largest man-made lake in the world. [ 1 ]

  9. Repairs to the Arkabutla Dam projected to take a decade or ...

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