Data Summary: Lake Kariba
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| Site Name |
AFR-04 |
Photo: C. H. D. Magadza |
| Lake Name |
Lake Kariba |
| State |
Southern, Zambia; and Matabeleland North and Mashonaland
West, Zi |
| Country |
Zambia and Zimbabwe |
| Latitude |
17:2S |
| Longitude |
27:5E |
| Altitude [m] |
485 |
| Surface area [m2] |
5,400,000,000 |
Volume [m3] |
160,000,000,000 |
| Maximum depth [m] |
78 |
Mean depth [m] |
31 |
| Water level control |
Regulated |
Normal range of annual water level fluctuation [m] |
2.5 |
| Length of shoreline [m] |
2,164,000 |
Residence time [yr] |
3 |
| Catchment area [m2] |
663,000,000,000 |
Hours of bright Sunshine [hr yr-1] |
2,920 |
| Solar radiation [MJ m-2 day-1] |
23.9 |
Freezing period |
None |
| Mixing type |
Monomictic |
Annual fish catch [t yr-1] |
11,000 |
| Total N loading [t yr-1] |
- |
Total P loading [t yr-1] |
- |
| Population |
- |
Population density of catchment area [person km-2] |
- |
WATER USAGE
| Domestic water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
Irigation water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
| Industrial water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
Power generation usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
LAND USE
| Natural landscape [%] |
- |
Agricultural land [%] |
- |
Others [%] |
- |
| Siltation |
Serious |
Toxic Contamination |
- |
| Eutrophication |
- |
Acidification |
- |
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