Mtshabezi Dam
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Mtshabezi Dam is a reservoir
on the Mtshabezi River
, Zimbabwe
with a capacity of 11.4 Mm3. It will augment the water supply for the City of Bulawayo
, once a connecting pipeline has been completed.
Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
on the Mtshabezi River
Mtshabezi River
The Mtshabezi River is a tributary of the Thuli River in southern Zimbabwe.- References :...
, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
with a capacity of 11.4 Mm3. It will augment the water supply for the City of Bulawayo
Bulawayo
Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe after the capital Harare, with an estimated population in 2010 of 2,000,000. It is located in Matabeleland, 439 km southwest of Harare, and is now treated as a separate provincial area from Matabeleland...
, once a connecting pipeline has been completed.