Official name Bangala Dam Construction began 1961-1963 Spillway type Overflow crest Max depth 45 m | Opened 1963 Impound Mutirikwe River | |
Total capacity 126.6 million cubic metres Similar Osborne Dam, Ngondoma Dam, Mazvikadei Dam, Mazowe Dam, Tokwe Mukorsi Dam | ||
Bangala Dam lies in south-eastern Zimbabwe, south of Masvingo. It was built to provide irrigation water to the farming estates on the lowveld to the southwest, around the town of Triangle, where the main crop has been sugar cane.
Map of Bangala Dam, Zimbabwe
The lake and environs are protected as Bangala Dam Recreational Park.
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