Official name Mazvikadei Dam Opening date 1988 Length Main Dam 320 metres Opened 1988 Surface area 23 km² Construction began 1985 | Impounds Mukwadzi River Height 64 m Catchment area 1,120 km² Total capacity 360 million m³ | |
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Similar Osborne Dam, Chinhoyi Caves, Mazowe Dam, Mtshabezi Dam, Chimanimani District | ||
High speed river run mazvikadei dam zimbabwe
Mazvikadei Dam is a dam in Zimbabwe which provides water for farm irrigation. It is the third largest dam in Zimbabwe.
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- High speed river run mazvikadei dam zimbabwe
- Map of Mazvikadei Dam Zimbabwe
- Mazvikadei dam spillway falls
- References
Map of Mazvikadei Dam, Zimbabwe
Construction of the dam started in 1985, the main contractor being CMC di Ravenna with local subcontractors K.W.Blasting doing tunneling and hard excavation. The wall, which is an earthfill embankment, is 63.5 metres in height making it the second highest dam wall entirely within Zimbabwe. The construction was completed in 1988 and the reservoir filled for the first time in 1990. Built on the Mukwadzi River north of Banket it has a storage capacity of 360 million cubic metres with a surface area of 2 300 hectares when full. The long term yield for irrigation purposes is estimated to be 100 million cubic metres per annum or 10 cubic metres per second for an irrigation season of 4 months. The primary irrigated crop when the farms were functioning was winter wheat, however small quantities were used to supplement rainfall on summer crops such as maize and tobacco.
It is a popular weekend resort, with facilities for visitors.