Sebakwe Dam
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.
Sebakwe Dam[1][2][3] | |
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Location in Zimbabwe | |
Location | Kwekwe District, Zimbabwe |
Coordinates | 19°00′48″S 30°12′03″E |
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 |
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]
References
- Info zimparks.org|Retrieved 5 March 2016
- InfoSebakwe Dam geocities.ws|Retrieved 6 March 2016
- ZINWADams statistics cfuzim.org|Retrieved 5 March 2016
- Info zimparks.org|Retrieved 5 March 2016
- InfoSebakwe Dam geocities.ws|Retrieved 6 March 2016
- ZINWADams statistics cfuzim.org|Retrieved 5 March 2016
- Info|Sebakwe Dam, Que Que oncecalledhome.com|Retrieved 5 March 2016
- 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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