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Bangala Dam lies in south-eastern Zimbabwe, south of Masvingo. It was built by Concor 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.[1]

Bangala Dam
Official name	Bangala Dam
Location	Triangle, Zimbabwe
Coordinates	20.6947°S 31.2327°E / -20.6947; 31.2327
Construction began	1961-1963
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Mutirikwe River
Spillway type	Overflow crest
Reservoir
Total capacity	126.6 million cubic metres[1]
Catchment area	5830 km²
Surface area	1130 ha
Maximum water depth	45 metres
Discharge capacity: 3510 m³/s Max Water Depth: 45 metres

The lake and environs are protected as Bangala Dam Recreational Park.

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