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Sebakwe Dam

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Sebakwe Dam[1][2][3]
Location in Zimbabwe
LocationKwekwe District, Zimbabwe
Coordinates19°00′48″S 30°12′03″E / 19.01333°S 30.20083°E / -19.01333; 30.20083
PurposeIrrigation/Water supply
Construction began1956
Opening date1957
Owner(s)Ministry of Water Resources and Development (Zimbabwe)
Operator(s)ZINWA
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarth-filled Embankment Dam
ImpoundsSebakwe River
Height (foundation)47 m
Length8 km
Width (crest)2.5 km
Dam volume266 million cubic metres
Reservoir
Surface area2 320 hectares
Supplies Kwekwe and Redcliff

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 surface area is 2320 hectares; Its wall is 47 m high and 3 km long.

Background

It was built as a small dam in 1957 and was raised 1986.[1][2][3]

In 1957 Sebakwe Dam was the second largest dam in Southern Rhodesia. Its height then was 154 feet high (47 meters). covering an area of 9 square miles (2320 ha) with a capacity of 35 billion imperial gallons.[4]

Operations

It supplies water to Kwekwe and Redcliff, and for irrigation.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Info". zimparks.org. Retrieved 19 February 2024.[dead link]
  2. ^ a b "Kariba Angling Society". geocities.ws. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b "State of Major Dams Report" (PDF). Zimbabwe National Water Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  4. ^ Polisensky, Diana (4 March 2011). "A Contribution Not Etched In Stone". Once Called Home. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Rhodesia's Dams". Our Rhodesian Heritage. 9 January 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
This page was last edited on 28 February 2024, at 23:21
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