Reservoir levels
On 28 September 2026 the Zimbabwe National Water Authority reported national dam storage of 6,876.345 million m³, 84.6% of 8,129.148 million m³, down 0.56 percentage points since 21 September 2026. That total excludes Kariba.
National fill
84.6%
National storage
6,876.345 Mm³
Dams listed
152
Kariba is not in the national total
Kariba is one lake shared with Zambia. On 28 September 2026 ZINWA printed the whole lake at 39.1% full, 25,329.5 million m³ stored, net capacity 64,800 million m³. That figure is the whole lake. ZINWA leaves it out of the 8,129.148 million m³ national total.
Kariba on this page · Zambia’s page lists the same lake, from the Zambezi River Authority.
Zimbabwe at a glance
ZINWA national fill, excluding Kariba
84.6%
6,876.345 of 8,129.148 million m³ stored
Dams in the total
151
National capacity
8,129.148 Mm³
Largest in the total
Tugwi Mukosi Dam · 1,802.6 Mm³
Report date
28 September 2026
Under 50% full
25
At or above 99.9%
31
The seven catchment totals on the same report add up to 8,129.148 million m³, and they also exclude Kariba. ZINWA prints the national fill down 0.56 percentage points since 21 September 2026, and down 9.52 percentage points since 29 April 2026. The under-50% count follows ZINWA’s own threshold and includes Kariba.
Catchment totals
| Catchment | Capacity | Storage | Percent full |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwayi | 119.819 | 86.874 | 72.5% |
| Manyame | 1,281.43 | 867.418 | 67.7% |
| Mazowe | 247.913 | 139.863 | 56.4% |
| Mzingwane | 1,078.37 | 867.92 | 80.5% |
| Runde | 4,049.863 | 3,808.571 | 94% |
| Sanyati | 440.482 | 332.088 | 75.4% |
| Save | 911.271 | 773.611 | 84.9% |
Million m³. Sanyati’s total excludes Kariba, as on the ZINWA report.
Map
33 dams with a published coordinateLoading map…
The map is centered in Zimbabwe. Pins are dams whose coordinates are already published.
All dams
Runde
31 reservoirs · avg 85.9%Tugwi Mukosi Dam
Runde
Fill level
99.1%
1,786.416 million m³ stored
1,802.6 million m³ capacity
Mutirikwi Dam
Runde
Fill level
90.9%
1,252.385 million m³ stored
1,378.082 million m³ capacity
Manjirenji Dam
Runde
Fill level
84.9%
232.722 million m³ stored
274.179 million m³ capacity
Bangala Dam
Runde
Fill level
89.0%
112.703 million m³ stored
126.588 million m³ capacity
Muzhwi Dam
Runde
Fill level
97.4%
104.152 million m³ stored
106.961 million m³ capacity
Muteri Dam
Runde
Fill level
100.0%
74.214 million m³ stored
74.214 million m³ capacity
Ngezi Dam
Runde
Fill level
96.6%
69.89 million m³ stored
72.32 million m³ capacity
Amapongokwe Dam
Runde
Fill level
87.6%
32.916 million m³ stored
37.587 million m³ capacity
Mushandike Dam
Runde
Fill level
76.4%
28.462 million m³ stored
37.252 million m³ capacity
Gwenoro Dam
Runde
Fill level
83.1%
24.562 million m³ stored
29.554 million m³ capacity
Mbindangombe Dam
Runde
Fill level
85.6%
19.341 million m³ stored
22.583 million m³ capacity
Jiri Dam
Runde
Fill level
100.0%
20 million m³ stored
20 million m³ capacity
Tokwane Dam
Runde
Fill level
25.9%
3.742 million m³ stored
14.454 million m³ capacity
Musawerema Dam
Runde
Fill level
72.1%
5.272 million m³ stored
7.316 million m³ capacity
Magudu Dam
Runde
Fill level
87.7%
5.128 million m³ stored
5.845 million m³ capacity
Nyajena Dam
Runde
Fill level
95.7%
4.467 million m³ stored
4.667 million m³ capacity
Chivake Dam
Runde
Fill level
100.0%
4.639 million m³ stored
4.639 million m³ capacity
Mhende Dam
Runde
Fill level
100.0%
3.642 million m³ stored
3.642 million m³ capacity
Mabvute Dam
Runde
Fill level
92.0%
2.962 million m³ stored
3.219 million m³ capacity
Tugwane Dam
Runde
Fill level
78.8%
2.408 million m³ stored
3.055 million m³ capacity
Chedozvo Dam
Runde
Fill level
100.0%
2.865 million m³ stored
2.865 million m³ capacity
Mabwematema Dam
Runde
Fill level
100.0%
2.798 million m³ stored
2.798 million m³ capacity
Nyatare Dam
Runde
Fill level
92.0%
2.389 million m³ stored
2.597 million m³ capacity
Woodlands Dam
Runde
Fill level
47.1%
1.157 million m³ stored
2.454 million m³ capacity
Shurugwi Dam
Runde
Fill level
77.9%
1.649 million m³ stored
2.116 million m³ capacity
Gonye Dam
Runde
Fill level
100.0%
2 million m³ stored
2 million m³ capacity
Makonese Dam
Runde
Fill level
100.0%
2 million m³ stored
2 million m³ capacity
Hama Dam
Runde
Fill level
100.0%
1.725 million m³ stored
1.725 million m³ capacity
Gozho Dam
Runde
Fill level
100.0%
1.325 million m³ stored
1.325 million m³ capacity
Banga Dam
Runde
Fill level
53.7%
0.484 million m³ stored
0.902 million m³ capacity
Turramura Dam
Runde
Fill level
48.1%
0.156 million m³ stored
0.324 million m³ capacity
Mzingwane
30 reservoirs · avg 78.4%Manyuchi Dam
Mzingwane
Fill level
95.0%
293.579 million m³ stored
309.066 million m³ capacity
Insiza Dam
Mzingwane
Fill level
80.7%
140.011 million m³ stored
173.491 million m³ capacity
Zhovhe Dam
Mzingwane
Fill level
91.0%
118.714 million m³ stored
130.46 million m³ capacity
Inyankuni Dam
Mzingwane
Fill level
28.0%
20.858 million m³ stored
74.52 million m³ capacity
Ingwesi Dam
Mzingwane
Fill level
87.5%
58.789 million m³ stored
67.183 million m³ capacity
Mtshabezi Dam
Mzingwane
Fill level
99.1%
51.506 million m³ stored
51.996 million m³ capacity
Upper Ncema Dam
Mzingwane
Fill level
47.2%
20.567 million m³ stored
43.574 million m³ capacity
Mzingwane Dam
Mzingwane
Fill level
34.5%
14.544 million m³ stored
42.179 million m³ capacity
Mundi Mataga Dam
Mzingwane
Fill level
98.8%
38.371 million m³ stored
38.827 million m³ capacity
Shashani Dam
Mzingwane
Fill level
95.0%
25.981 million m³ stored
27.338 million m³ capacity
Silalabuhwa Dam
Mzingwane
Fill level
82.0%
19.052 million m³ stored
23.22 million m³ capacity
Lower Ncema Dam
Mzingwane
Fill level
31.7%
4.721 million m³ stored
14.876 million m³ capacity
Antelope Dam
Mzingwane
Fill level
64.5%
8.077 million m³ stored
12.525 million m³ capacity
Lower Mujeni Dam
Mzingwane
Fill level
57.4%
5.815 million m³ stored
10.126 million m³ capacity
Mangwe Dam
Mzingwane
Fill level
91.8%
7.998 million m³ stored
8.713 million m³ capacity
Upper Insiza Dam
Mzingwane
Fill level
55.3%
4.322 million m³ stored
7.818 million m³ capacity
Chimwe Dam
Mzingwane
Fill level
99.3%
6.373 million m³ stored
6.416 million m³ capacity
Tuli Makwe Dam
Mzingwane
Fill level
96.7%
5.919 million m³ stored
6.122 million m³ capacity
Valley Dam
Mzingwane
Fill level
91.0%
4.941 million m³ stored
5.427 million m³ capacity
Beit Bridge 2 Dam
Mzingwane
Fill level
14.6%
0.778 million m³ stored
5.315 million m³ capacity
Mhlangwa Dam
Mzingwane
Fill level
78.8%
3.342 million m³ stored
4.239 million m³ capacity
Siwaze Dam
Mzingwane
Fill level
84.6%
1.967 million m³ stored
2.325 million m³ capacity
Biri Dam
Mzingwane
Fill level
75.6%
1.729 million m³ stored
2.286 million m³ capacity
Mpopoma Dam
Mzingwane
Fill level
100.0%
2.159 million m³ stored
2.159 million m³ capacity
Sukwe Dam
Mzingwane
Fill level
100.0%
1.7 million m³ stored
1.7 million m³ capacity
Mbembeswane Dam
Mzingwane
Fill level
93.4%
1.495 million m³ stored
1.6 million m³ capacity
Beit Bridge 1 Dam
Mzingwane
Fill level
93.5%
1.279 million m³ stored
1.368 million m³ capacity
Bulilima Dam
Mzingwane
Fill level
100.0%
1.333 million m³ stored
1.333 million m³ capacity
Ngwane Dam
Mzingwane
Fill level
84.7%
0.932 million m³ stored
1.1 million m³ capacity
Masholomoshe Dam
Mzingwane
Fill level
100.0%
1.068 million m³ stored
1.068 million m³ capacity
Mazowe
24 reservoirs · avg 73.9%Arcadia Dam
Mazowe
Fill level
88.7%
49.043 million m³ stored
55.293 million m³ capacity
Mazowe Dam
Mazowe
Fill level
11.8%
4.633 million m³ stored
39.357 million m³ capacity
Mwenje (Noakes - Stage II) Dam
Mazowe
Fill level
43.2%
15.603 million m³ stored
36.117 million m³ capacity
Masembura Dam
Mazowe
Fill level
93.5%
24.105 million m³ stored
25.775 million m³ capacity
Jumbo Dam
Mazowe
Fill level
2.5%
0.532 million m³ stored
20.951 million m³ capacity
William Laurie Dam
Mazowe
Fill level
16.4%
2.77 million m³ stored
16.874 million m³ capacity
Mufurudzi Dam
Mazowe
Fill level
72.9%
7.009 million m³ stored
9.619 million m³ capacity
Kushinga Phikelela Dam
Mazowe
Fill level
62.1%
4.792 million m³ stored
7.721 million m³ capacity
Mwarazi Dam
Mazowe
Fill level
100.0%
5.893 million m³ stored
5.893 million m³ capacity
Negomo Dam
Mazowe
Fill level
97.8%
4.86 million m³ stored
4.968 million m³ capacity
Rufaro Dam
Mazowe
Fill level
89.5%
4.33 million m³ stored
4.84 million m³ capacity
Chimhanda Dam
Mazowe
Fill level
43.3%
1.501 million m³ stored
3.469 million m³ capacity
Nyawa Dam
Mazowe
Fill level
96.5%
2.639 million m³ stored
2.734 million m³ capacity
Nyambuya Dam
Mazowe
Fill level
100.0%
2.102 million m³ stored
2.102 million m³ capacity
Kudzwe Dam
Mazowe
Fill level
100.0%
2.077 million m³ stored
2.077 million m³ capacity
Chiwake Dam
Mazowe
Fill level
50.0%
1.019 million m³ stored
2.036 million m³ capacity
Nyamaropa Dam
Mazowe
Fill level
100.0%
1.622 million m³ stored
1.622 million m³ capacity
Chitisa Dam
Mazowe
Fill level
75.5%
1.151 million m³ stored
1.524 million m³ capacity
Nyadire Dam
Mazowe
Fill level
28.9%
0.308 million m³ stored
1.067 million m³ capacity
Nyamapunga Dam
Mazowe
Fill level
100.0%
1 million m³ stored
1 million m³ capacity
Nyangombe Dam
Mazowe
Fill level
100.0%
1 million m³ stored
1 million m³ capacity
Kotwa Dam
Mazowe
Fill level
100.0%
0.733 million m³ stored
0.733 million m³ capacity
Nyakambiri Dam
Mazowe
Fill level
100.0%
0.664 million m³ stored
0.664 million m³ capacity
Chesa Dam
Mazowe
Fill level
100.0%
0.477 million m³ stored
0.477 million m³ capacity
Save
21 reservoirs · avg 87.6%Osborne Dam
Save
Fill level
87.0%
349.57 million m³ stored
401.646 million m³ capacity
Ruti Dam
Save
Fill level
73.2%
111.435 million m³ stored
152.308 million m³ capacity
Siya Dam
Save
Fill level
100.0%
105.455 million m³ stored
105.455 million m³ capacity
Rusape Dam
Save
Fill level
90.3%
60.449 million m³ stored
66.964 million m³ capacity
Muchekeranwa Dam
Save
Fill level
83.7%
55.305 million m³ stored
66.08 million m³ capacity
Marovanyati Dam
Save
Fill level
79.6%
37.753 million m³ stored
47.439 million m³ capacity
Wenimbi Dam
Save
Fill level
30.7%
6.733 million m³ stored
21.932 million m³ capacity
Small Bridge Dam
Save
Fill level
100.0%
14.785 million m³ stored
14.785 million m³ capacity
Matezva Dam
Save
Fill level
98.9%
11.927 million m³ stored
12.057 million m³ capacity
Odzani Dam
Save
Fill level
76.6%
4.922 million m³ stored
6.422 million m³ capacity
Bangazaan Dam
Save
Fill level
100.0%
2.825 million m³ stored
2.825 million m³ capacity
Roswa Dam
Save
Fill level
99.5%
2.805 million m³ stored
2.819 million m³ capacity
Chinyamatumwa Dam
Save
Fill level
94.6%
2.193 million m³ stored
2.319 million m³ capacity
Munjanganja Dam
Save
Fill level
86.6%
1.706 million m³ stored
1.969 million m³ capacity
Nerutanga Dam
Save
Fill level
100.0%
1.775 million m³ stored
1.775 million m³ capacity
Mashoko Dam
Save
Fill level
82.0%
1.24 million m³ stored
1.512 million m³ capacity
Sadza Dam
Save
Fill level
99.4%
1.307 million m³ stored
1.315 million m³ capacity
Zimunya Dam
Save
Fill level
99.6%
0.553 million m³ stored
0.555 million m³ capacity
Mhakwe Dam
Save
Fill level
57.8%
0.303 million m³ stored
0.524 million m³ capacity
Chako Dam
Save
Fill level
100.0%
0.295 million m³ stored
0.295 million m³ capacity
Nyahangare Dam
Save
Fill level
100.0%
0.275 million m³ stored
0.275 million m³ capacity
Sanyati
19 reservoirs · avg 66.8%Kariba Dam
Sanyati
Fill level
39.1%
25,329.5 million m³ stored
64,800 million m³ capacity
Sebakwe (Stage II) Dam
Sanyati
Fill level
80.5%
213.983 million m³ stored
265.733 million m³ capacity
Claw (Stage II) Dam
Sanyati
Fill level
77.2%
50.517 million m³ stored
65.455 million m³ capacity
Ngesi Dam
Sanyati
Fill level
51.9%
11.765 million m³ stored
22.686 million m³ capacity
Mamina Dam
Sanyati
Fill level
73.0%
8.291 million m³ stored
11.361 million m³ capacity
Clifton Dam
Sanyati
Fill level
17.3%
1.868 million m³ stored
10.807 million m³ capacity
Suri Suri Dam
Sanyati
Fill level
49.0%
4.89 million m³ stored
9.971 million m³ capacity
Nyamafufu Dam
Sanyati
Fill level
86.6%
7.893 million m³ stored
9.113 million m³ capacity
Ngondoma Dam
Sanyati
Fill level
60.3%
4.517 million m³ stored
7.487 million m³ capacity
Lower Zivagwe Dam
Sanyati
Fill level
74.5%
5.21 million m³ stored
6.993 million m³ capacity
Chikomba Dam
Sanyati
Fill level
77.8%
4.249 million m³ stored
5.461 million m³ capacity
Whitewaters Dam
Sanyati
Fill level
98.8%
4.834 million m³ stored
4.895 million m³ capacity
Mupfure Weirs Dam
Sanyati
Fill level
100.0%
3.835 million m³ stored
3.835 million m³ capacity
Chibero Dam
Sanyati
Fill level
48.3%
1.506 million m³ stored
3.12 million m³ capacity
Cactus Poort Dam
Sanyati
Fill level
75.6%
2.274 million m³ stored
3.009 million m³ capacity
Mahusekwa Dam
Sanyati
Fill level
68.0%
2.034 million m³ stored
2.992 million m³ capacity
Padre's Pool Dam
Sanyati
Fill level
91.1%
2.722 million m³ stored
2.987 million m³ capacity
Dziva Dam
Sanyati
Fill level
0.0%
0 million m³ stored
2.877 million m³ capacity
Somalala Dam
Sanyati
Fill level
100.0%
1.7 million m³ stored
1.7 million m³ capacity
Gwayi
16 reservoirs · avg 67.9%Bubi Lupane Dam
Gwayi
Fill level
80.7%
31.531 million m³ stored
39.09 million m³ capacity
Exchange Dam
Gwayi
Fill level
44.3%
6.419 million m³ stored
14.506 million m³ capacity
Shangani Dam
Gwayi
Fill level
67.3%
9.012 million m³ stored
13.388 million m³ capacity
Mananda Dam
Gwayi
Fill level
77.2%
9.055 million m³ stored
11.736 million m³ capacity
Lungwala Dam
Gwayi
Fill level
77.3%
7.454 million m³ stored
9.647 million m³ capacity
Insukamini Dam
Gwayi
Fill level
81.5%
6.351 million m³ stored
7.792 million m³ capacity
Khami Dam
Gwayi
Fill level
87.3%
2.844 million m³ stored
3.256 million m³ capacity
Pollards Dam
Gwayi
Fill level
83.4%
2.686 million m³ stored
3.22 million m³ capacity
Moza Dam
Gwayi
Fill level
62.5%
2.007 million m³ stored
3.213 million m³ capacity
Upper Mgusa Dam
Gwayi
Fill level
78.8%
2.471 million m³ stored
3.134 million m³ capacity
Ngwenya Dam
Gwayi
Fill level
59.9%
1.521 million m³ stored
2.541 million m³ capacity
Tshangwa Dam
Gwayi
Fill level
80.5%
2.028 million m³ stored
2.52 million m³ capacity
Mgululu Dam
Gwayi
Fill level
79.1%
1.556 million m³ stored
1.966 million m³ capacity
Kalope Dam
Gwayi
Fill level
31.0%
0.559 million m³ stored
1.802 million m³ capacity
Lower Mgusa Dam
Gwayi
Fill level
88.5%
1.342 million m³ stored
1.517 million m³ capacity
Tshongokwe Dam
Gwayi
Fill level
7.7%
0.038 million m³ stored
0.491 million m³ capacity
Manyame
11 reservoirs · avg 63.9%Manyame Dam
Manyame
Fill level
70.5%
338.451 million m³ stored
480.236 million m³ capacity
Mazvikadei Dam
Manyame
Fill level
59.3%
203.966 million m³ stored
343.815 million m³ capacity
Chivero Dam
Manyame
Fill level
62.1%
153.515 million m³ stored
247.181 million m³ capacity
Bhiri-Manyame Dam
Manyame
Fill level
84.6%
145.898 million m³ stored
172.485 million m³ capacity
Eastwolds Dam
Manyame
Fill level
94.2%
13.866 million m³ stored
14.713 million m³ capacity
Harava Dam
Manyame
Fill level
33.9%
3.06 million m³ stored
9.026 million m³ capacity
Blockley Dam
Manyame
Fill level
81.8%
3.981 million m³ stored
4.868 million m³ capacity
Seke Dam
Manyame
Fill level
56.0%
1.894 million m³ stored
3.38 million m³ capacity
Bumururu Dam
Manyame
Fill level
2.0%
0.047 million m³ stored
2.345 million m³ capacity
Pembi Dam
Manyame
Fill level
89.2%
1.809 million m³ stored
2.029 million m³ capacity
Karoi Dam
Manyame
Fill level
68.9%
0.931 million m³ stored
1.352 million m³ capacity
Dataset coverage
Tracked
151
reservoirs
With data
151
reservoirs
Tracked capacity
8,129
Mm³
Source: Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA)
The bar is the Reservoir Transparency Index coverage score. It is not ZINWA’s storage level. On 28 September 2026 ZINWA’s own national total, which excludes Kariba, was 6,876.345 million m³ stored, 84.6% of 8,129.148 million m³. Kariba is listed on this page as the whole lake. Source: https://zinwa.co.zw/dam-levels/
Figures are the ones printed on the ZINWA dam-levels page for 28 September 2026. Zimbabwe on the Reservoir Transparency Index. Zambia publishes the Zambezi River Authority reading for the same lake.