Kariba Dam wall
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The Kariba Dam wall is a massive concrete arch dam on the Zambezi River, forming Lake Kariba and serving as a major source of hydroelectric power for Zambia and Zimbabwe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kariba Dam wall canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch dam
ⓘ
concrete dam ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| borderBetween |
Zambia
ⓘ
Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| constructionCompany | Impresit ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1955 ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Zambia
ⓘ
Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| crestElevation | approximately 600 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| crosses | Zambezi River ⓘ |
| designedBy | André Coyne et Compagnie ⓘ |
| energySectorRole |
major source of electricity for Zambia
ⓘ
major source of electricity for Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| formsReservoir | Lake Kariba ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
African Development Bank
ⓘ
World Bank ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalImpact |
alteration of Zambezi River ecosystem
ⓘ
displacement of local communities ⓘ |
| hasPowerStation |
Kariba Dam
ⓘ
surface form:
Kariba North Bank Power Station
Kariba Dam ⓘ
surface form:
Kariba South Bank Power Station
|
| height | 128 metres ⓘ |
| length | 579 metres ⓘ |
| locatedInValley | Kariba Gorge ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Kariba Gorge
ⓘ
surface form:
Kariba
Siavonga ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Zambezi River ⓘ |
| material | concrete ⓘ |
| nearProtectedArea |
Chizarira National Park
ⓘ
Lower Zambezi National Park ⓘ Matusadona National Park ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the largest dams in the world by reservoir volume
ⓘ
creating one of the world’s largest man-made lakes ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| operator |
ZESA Holdings
ⓘ
ZESCO ⓘ |
| ownerCountry |
Zambia
ⓘ
Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| region | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| rehabilitationProject | Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Project ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Lake Kariba ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | approximately 5580 square kilometres ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | approximately 180 cubic kilometres ⓘ |
| risk | structural stability concerns reported in the 2010s ⓘ |
| spillwayType | gated spillway ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.