Matabeleland Dam
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Published : January 5, 2018
| Last modified on January 19th, 2018 at 3:31 pm
Matabeleland Dam aka Zhozhe Dam is a water reservoir situated on the Mzingwane River in Matabeleland South Province.
The dam has a capacity of 133 million cubic metres. It supplies water for commercial irrigation and the town of Beitbridge.
It is a zoned earthfill dam for irrigation, on the Umzingwani and Luhani rivers. It has ungated surface spillway with longitudinal sill. It has a tower intake and relevant E/M installations. Cut and cover outlet tunnel in the dam foundation.
