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Low5 October 2026
Lake Kariba
Whole lake, shared with Zimbabwe
Lake level
480.83 m
Live storage
24.65 × 10⁹ m³
Reading
5 October 2026
38.04%
The Zambezi River Authority prints this percent for the whole lake. It is not Zambia’s half, and it is not a Zambian national total. A percent was not derived from the metre reading, and a capacity was not derived from the storage.
Percent full
38.04%Lake level
480.83 mLive storage
24.65 × 10⁹ m³Operating band
475.50–488.50 mZRA states that the lake is designed to operate between 475.50 m and 488.50 m, with 0.70 m freeboard, for hydropower generation (lake levels). Zimbabwe lists the same lake.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Technical specifications
| River | Zambezi River |
| Operator | Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) |
| Purpose | hydropower |
| Designed operating band | 475.50 m to 488.50 m, with 0.70 m freeboard |
| Coordinates | 16.52319°S, 28.76154°E |
| Coordinate source | Wikipedia, List of dams and reservoirs in Zimbabwe, Kariba Dam |