Manjirenji Dam

Manjirenji Dam
Official name	Manjirenji Dam
Location	Chiredzi
Coordinates	20°37′34″S 31°36′34″E / 20.6262°S 31.6094°E / -20.6262; 31.6094Coordinates: 20°37′34″S 31°36′34″E / 20.6262°S 31.6094°E / -20.6262; 31.6094
Construction began	1964-1967
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Rockfill dam with inclined clay core
Impounds	Chiredzi River
Height	51 metres
Length	382 metres^[1]
Spillways	2
Spillway capacity	2 x 15.2m x 10.4m radial gates
Reservoir
Total capacity	284.2 million cubic metres
Catchment area	1536 km²
Surface area	2020 ha
Max. water depth	47 metres
Discharge capacity: 2730 m³/s Max Water Depth: 47 metres

Manjirenji Dam, formerly known as Lake McDougal, lies in south eastern Zimbabwe, east of Masvingo. It was built to provide irrigation water to the farming estates on the lowveld to the southwest, around the town of Chiredzi, where the main crop has been sugar cane.^[1]

The lake and environs are protected as Manjirenji Dam Recreational Park.

References

1 2 "Manjirenji Dam". Zimbabwe National Water Authority. Retrieved 2010-01-13.

Masvingo Province

Business Centres	Maranda Mwenezi Neshuro Rutenga Mupandawana Jerera Chivi Zaka Ndanga Mashava Madamombe Ngundu Musume Malipati Gurajena Gwengwerere

Towns & Cities	Gutu Chiredzi Triangle Masvingo

Districts	Chivi Bikita Zaka Gutu Chiredzi Mwenezi Masvingo

Noteworthy Places	Hippo Valley Great Zimbabwe Triangle Gonarezhou Mutirikwe Manyuchi Gaths Mine

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