- Manjirenji Dam
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Manjirenji Dam Official name Manjirenji Dam Location Chiredzi Construction began 1964-1967 Dam and spillways Height 51 metres Length 382 metres[1] Impounds Chiredzi River Reservoir Capacity 284.2 million cubic metres Catchment area 1536 km² Surface area 2020 ha Rockfill dam with inclined clay core
Spillway: 2 x 15.2m x 10.4m radial gates
Discharge capacity 2730 m³/s
Max Water Depth 47 metresManjirenji Dam, formerly known as Lake McDougal, lies in south eastern Zimbabwe, east of Masvingo. It was built to provide irrigation water to the farming estates on the lowveld to the southwest, around the town of Chiredzi, where the main crop has been sugar cane.[1]
The lake and environs are protected as Manjirenji Dam Recreational Park.
References
- ^ a b "Manjirenji Dam". Zimbabwe National Water Authority. http://www.zinwa.co.zw/htm/manjirenji.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
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