Sebakwe Dam
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| 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 |
| 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 hectares |
| 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.
It was built as a small dam in 1957 and was raised 1986.[1][2][3]
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.[4]
