Glassblock Dam

The Mzingwane River in the Glassblock area, Insiza District. The dam site is in the mountains in the background.

Glassblock Dam is a proposed reservoir on the Mzingwane River, north of Gwanda, Zimbabwe with a capacity of 14 million cubic meters.^[1]

References

↑ Chibi, T., Kandori, C. and Makone, B.F. 2005. Mzingwane Catchment Outline Plan. Zimbabwe National Water Authority, Bulawayo.

Coordinates: 20°41′01″S 29°12′18″E / 20.68361°S 29.20500°E / -20.68361; 29.20500

Gwanda District

Capital: Gwanda

Wards	Alisupi Buvuma Sengezane Mtshabezi Mission Gwaranyemba Gungwe Hwali Kafusi Lushongwe Manama Matshetshe Mtshazo Mzimuni Nkwidze Ntalale Shake Silonga Simbumbumbu Sizeze Tshongwe Vela Gobatema Nyambi Mawaza Madihongola Mkomana

Rivers	Bubye River Insiza River Mtshabezi River Mzingwane River Thuli River Umchabezi River

Dams/reservoirs	Buvuma Dam Doddieburn Dam Glassblock Dam Oakley Block Dam Ripple Creek Dam Sukwi Dam Thuli-Makwe Dam Thuli-Manyange Dam Thuli-Moswa Dam

Landforms	Mount Casulet Nshanga Mountain

Settlements	Blanket Mine Colleen Bawn Fumukwe Gwanda Hwali Manama Vubachikwe West Nicholson Tuli Towla

Transport	A6 road Beitbridge Bulawayo Railway

Protected areas	Thuli Parks and Wildlife Land

Education	Gwanda State University Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Polytechnic Gwanda High School JZ Moyo High School

Culture and sport	Njube Sundowns F.C. Phelandaba Stadium Ramblers F.C.

Constituencies	Gwanda North Gwanda Central Gwanda South Gwanda senatorial constituency

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