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.

Sebakwe Dam[1][2][3]
Location in Zimbabwe
Location	Kwekwe District, Zimbabwe
Coordinates	19°00′48″S 30°12′03″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

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.

Background

It was built as a small dam in 1957 and was raised 1986. [4][5][6]

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.[7]

Operations

It supplies water to Kwekwe and Redcliff, and for irrigation.[8]

See also

•Sebakwe River

• Globe and Phoenix Mine
• Gaika Mine
• Kwekwe

References