Itezhi-Tezhi Dam

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Itezhi-Tezhi Dam is a major hydroelectric and water-regulation dam in Zambia that helps control flows and generate power along the Kafue River system, a key tributary of the Zambezi.

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Label Occurrences
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam canonical 11
Itezhi-Tezhi Reservoir 3
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam reservoir 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric dam
water-regulation dam
affects Kafue Flats wetlands
linked to: Kafue Flats

downstream flood regime
basinCountry Zambia
constructionMaterial earth-fill
constructionStart 1974
continent Africa
country Zambia
countrySubdivision Southern Province
damType embankment dam
energySource hydropower
hasPowerPlant Itezhi-Tezhi Hydropower Station
linked to: Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
hasSpillway yes
height 62 m
impounds Itezhi-Tezhi Reservoir
linked to: Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
installedCapacity 120 MW
length 1800 m
locatedIn Itezhi-Tezhi District
Southern Province, Zambia
locatedInProtectedArea Kafue National Park
locatedNear Itezhi-Tezhi town
locatedOnRiver Kafue River
numberOfTurbines 2
openingDate 1977
operator Itezhi-Tezhi Power Corporation Limited
ZESCO
ownedBy Government of Zambia
partOf Kafue Gorge hydropower scheme
purpose flood control
flow regulation
hydroelectric power generation
water storage
regulatesFlowTo Kafue Gorge Dam
reservoirCapacity 5850000000 m3
reservoirName Itezhi-Tezhi Reservoir
linked to: Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
reservoirSurfaceArea 370 km2
riverSystem Kafue River system
linked to: Kafue River
status operational
tributaryOf Zambezi River
turbineType Francis turbine
usedFor electricity supply to Zambian grid
support of industrial water use on Kafue River
support of irrigation downstream
watercourse Kafue River

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Zambezi River hasDam Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
Kafue River hasHydropowerDam Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
Kafue River formsReservoir Itezhi-Tezhi Reservoir
linked to: Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
Kafue River hasFloodRegulationStructure Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
Zambezi Basin hasHydropowerDam Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam impounds Itezhi-Tezhi Reservoir
linked to: Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam reservoirName Itezhi-Tezhi Reservoir
linked to: Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam hasPowerPlant Itezhi-Tezhi Hydropower Station
linked to: Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
Itezhi-Tezhi District contains Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
Itezhi-Tezhi District hasFeature Itezhi-Tezhi Dam reservoir
linked to: Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
Itezhi-Tezhi District hasBodyOfWater Itezhi-Tezhi Dam reservoir
linked to: Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
Itezhi-Tezhi developedNear Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
subject linked to: Itezhi-Tezhi town
Southern Province containsWaterBody Itezhi-Tezhi Dam