Sebakwe Dam

Sebakwe Dam[1][2] [3]
Location in Zimbabwe
Location Kwekwe District, Zimbabwe
Coordinates 19°00′48″S 30°12′03″E / 19.01333°S 30.20083°E / -19.01333; 30.20083Coordinates: 19°00′48″S 30°12′03″E / 19.01333°S 30.20083°E / -19.01333; 30.20083
Purpose Irrigation/Water supply
Construction began 1956
Opening date 1957
Owner(s) Ministry of Water Resources and Development (Zimbabwe)
Operator(s) ZINWA
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earth-filled Embankment Dam
Impounds Sebakwe River
Height (foundation) 47 m
Length 8 km
Width (crest) 2.5 km
Dam volume 266 million cubic metres
Reservoir
Surface area 2 320 hactares
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. [4][5] [6]

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. [7]

Operations

It supplies water to Kwekwe and Redcliff, and for irrigation.[8]

See also

•Sebakwe River

References

  1. ↑ Info zimparks.org|Retrieved 5 March 2016
  2. ↑ InfoDam geocities.ws|Retrieved 6 March 2016
  3. ↑ ZINWAstatistics cfuzim.org|Retrieved 5 March 2016
  4. ↑ Info zimparks.org|Retrieved 5 March 2016
  5. ↑ InfoDam geocities.ws|Retrieved 6 March 2016
  6. ↑ ZINWAstatistics cfuzim.org|Retrieved 5 March 2016
  7. ↑ Info|Sebakwe Dam, Que Que oncecalledhome.com|Retrieved 5 March 2016
  8. ↑ Rhodesia's Dams|9 November2011Rhodesian Heritage: Rhodesia's Dams|SEBAKWE DAM (1957) For water supply of Que Que and for irrigation. Owner: Rhodesia Government. Engineering: Ministry of Water Development. rhodesianheritage|Retrieved 5 March 3016


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