List of dams and reservoirs in Zimbabwe explained

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
Kariba Dam	Kariba	Mashonaland West	Zambezi river	1959	160 368	-16.5232°N 28.7615°W
Tokwe Mukorsi Dam	Masvingo	Masvingo Province	Tokwe River	2017	1750	-20.7278°N 30.9031°W	^[1]
Lake Mutirikwi	Masvingo	Masvingo Province	Mtilikwe river	1961	1 425	-20.2489°N 31.0333°W
Lake Manyame	Harare	Mashonaland West	Manyame river	1976	490	-17.8046°N 30.6156°W
Osborne Dam	Mutare	Manicaland	Odzi River	-	400	-18.7664°N 32.4856°W	^[2]
				1988	360	-17.2206°N 30.3917°W	^[3]
				-	303	-21.054°N 30.37°W	^[4]
				1966	285	-20.6262°N 31.6094°W
				1952	250	-17.9003°N 30.7911°W
	Esigodini	Matabeleland South		1976	182
				1957	154	-19.0333°N 30.25°W	^[5]
				1963	130	-20.6947°N 31.2327°W	^[6]
				1958	57	-20.3931°N 28.9739°W
		Matabeleland South		1973	45	-20.35°N 29.0167°W
Mushandike Dam	Masvingo	Masvingo Province		1938	38	-20.15°N 30.6333°W	^[7]
				1920	35	-17.5217°N 30.9886°W
				1958	32	-19.75°N 29.8667°W
	Kwekwe	Mashonaland West		1945	26	-18.6996°N 29.3995°W
	Esigodini	Matabeleland South		1966	24	-20.7584°N 29.3606°W
				1973	21	-18.4395°N 29.8805°W
		Matabeleland South		1943	18	-20.35°N 29.0167°W
	Chegutu	Mashonaland West		1968	9	-18.086°N 29.9794°W
Ngondoma Dam	Empress Mine	Midlands		1967	7	-18.4572°N 29.4139°W
	Bikita	Masvingo Province		1977	106	-20.2667°N 31.6167°W
	Buhera			1976	140	-19.5407°N 31.7272°W	^[8]
				1964	82	-20.3428°N 29.1153°W
				1978	69	-20.1351°N 29.8106°W
	Somabula			1980	39	-19.7945°N 29.8384°W
				1971	15
				1972	14
				1967	12	-20.218°N 28.0557°W
				1968	12
				1968	12
				1973	9	-17.9872°N 31.1042°W	^[9]
				1970	8	-19.8674°N 28.5983°W
				1965	6
				2016	5	-18.2072°N 29.2344°W	^[10]

See also

• List of rivers of Zimbabwe

External links

• Major dams map (before 1980)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nelson Chenga . 15 February 2016 . Cheap design linked to problems at Tokwe-Mukosi. Nehanda Radio. 15 February 2016.
2. Web site: Osborne dam on the Odzi river. 3 February 2016.
3. Web site: INFORMATION ON FISHERIES MANAGEMENT IN THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE . January 2003 . FAO. 3 February 2016.
4. Web site: unfccc . CC:INFO/AIJ: REPORT Assessment of the E7 Group (including EDF) Proposal for a Mini-hydroelectric Power Station in Zimbabwe. 3 February 2016.
5. Web site: Sebakwe Profile. Zimparks. 3 February 2016.
6. Web site: ZINWA . Bangala Dam . 3 February 2016.
7. Web site: 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. 3 February 2016.
8. Web site: FAO . Zimbabwe: FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department . 3 February 2016.
9. Web site: Pamela Sibanda . June 2005 . Nutrient Limitation of Phytoplankto in Five Impoundments on the Manyame River, Zimbabwe. ir.uz.ac.zw . 5 February 2016.
10. Web site: Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ). Mutange Dam, Gokwe.