Mutirikwi Dam

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Mutirikwi Dam is a major concrete arch dam in southeastern Zimbabwe that creates Lake Mutirikwi and serves as an important source of irrigation water and hydroelectric power.

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Mutirikwi Dam canonical 3

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf concrete arch dam ⓘ
dam ⓘ
affectsRegion Lowveld irrigation schemes ⓘ
basinCountry Zimbabwe ⓘ
constructionMaterial concrete ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Zimbabwe ⓘ
creates Lake Mutirikwi ⓘ
crosses Mutirikwi River ⓘ
damType arch dam ⓘ
energySource hydropower ⓘ
formerName Kyle Dam ⓘ
hasFunction flow regulation ⓘ
power generation ⓘ
water storage ⓘ
hasSpillway yes ⓘ
isPartOf Mutirikwi River basin ⓘ
locatedIn Masvingo Province ⓘ
southeastern Zimbabwe ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea Lake Mutirikwi Recreational Park ⓘ
locatedNear Great Zimbabwe ⓘ
Masvingo ⓘ
namedAfter Mutirikwi River ⓘ
operatorCountry Zimbabwe ⓘ
purpose hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
irrigation water supply ⓘ
region southeastern highveld of Zimbabwe ⓘ
reservoirFormerName Lake Kyle ⓘ
reservoirLocation Masvingo Province ⓘ
reservoirName Lake Mutirikwi ⓘ
reservoirType artificial lake ⓘ
significance important hydropower infrastructure in southeastern Zimbabwe ⓘ
important irrigation infrastructure in southeastern Zimbabwe ⓘ
major dam in Zimbabwe ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
supportsActivity boating ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
usedFor agricultural development ⓘ
sugarcane irrigation ⓘ
waterBodyCreated Lake Mutirikwi ⓘ
watercourse Mutirikwi River ⓘ
waterUses commercial irrigation ⓘ
domestic water supply ⓘ
industrial water supply ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lake Mutirikwi → formedBy → Mutirikwi Dam ⓘ
Lake Kyle → formedBy → Mutirikwi Dam ⓘ
Lake Kyle → crossedBy → Mutirikwi Dam ⓘ