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Kariba Dam

Sanyati catchment · Hydroelectric

Storage

25,329.5 million m³

Net capacity

64,800 million m³

Report

28 September 2026

39.1%

Whole lake, shared with Zambia. ZINWA excludes it from the national total of 8,129.148 million m³.

Percent full

39.1%

Storage

25,329.5 Mm³

Net capacity

64,800 Mm³

Change since last report

−1.4 pp

Kariba is one lake shared with Zambia. The figure is the whole lake, as ZINWA printed it, and it stays out of the national total. Zambia lists the same lake, from the Zambezi River Authority.

Catchment Weather

Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo

Technical specifications

CatchmentSanyati
PurposeHydroelectric
OperatorZambezi River Authority (ZRA)
RiverZambezi River
Coordinates16.52319°S, 28.76154°E
Coordinate sourceWikipedia, List of dams and reservoirs in Zimbabwe, Kariba Dam
Data source:Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA)·Last reading: 2026-09-28

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