Data Summary: Lake McIlwaine
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| Site Name |
AFR-08 |
Photo : B. E. Marshall |
| Lake Name |
Lake McIlwaine |
| State |
Mashonaland West and Mashonaland East |
| Country |
Zimbabwe |
| Latitude |
17:5S |
| Longitude |
30:5E |
| Altitude [m] |
1,363.6 |
| Surface area [m2] |
26,000,000 |
Volume [m3] |
250,000,000 |
| Maximum depth [m] |
27.4 |
Mean depth [m] |
9.4 |
| Water level control |
Regulated |
Normal range of annual water level fluctuation [m] |
4.3 |
| Length of shoreline [m] |
74,000 |
Residence time [yr] |
- |
| Catchment area [m2] |
2,227,000,000 |
Hours of bright Sunshine [hr yr-1] |
2,884 |
| Solar radiation [MJ m-2 day-1] |
22.1 |
Freezing period |
None |
| Mixing type |
Monomictic |
Annual fish catch [t yr-1] |
87.3 |
| Total N loading [t yr-1] |
190 |
Total P loading [t yr-1] |
80 |
| 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 [%] |
67.6 |
Agricultural land [%] |
23 |
Others [%] |
9.4 |
| Siltation |
- |
Toxic Contamination |
Not Serious |
| Eutrophication |
- |
Acidification |
- |
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