Itezhi-Tezhi Dam

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hydroelectric dam water-regulation dam

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.

Aliases (2)

Itezhi-Tezhi Reservoir ×3
Itezhi-Tezhi Hydropower Station ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	hydroelectric dam → water-regulation dam →
affects	Kafue Flats wetlands → 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 →
hasSpillway	yes →
height	62 m →
impounds	Itezhi-Tezhi Reservoir →
installedCapacity	120 MW →
length	1800 m →
locatedIn	Itezhi-Tezhi District → Southern Province, Zambia →
locatedInProtectedArea	Kafue National Park →
locatedNear	Itezhi-Tezhi town →
locatedOnRiver	Kafue River NERFINISHED →
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 →
reservoirSurfaceArea	370 km2 →
riverSystem	Kafue River system NERFINISHED →
status	operational →
tributaryOf	Zambezi River NERFINISHED →
turbineType	Francis turbine →
usedFor	electricity supply to Zambian grid → support of industrial water use on Kafue River → support of irrigation downstream →
watercourse	Kafue River NERFINISHED →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kafue River → Zambezi Basin →	hasHydropowerDam
Kafue River ("Itezhi-Tezhi Reservoir") →	formsReservoir
Zambezi River →	hasDam
Kafue River →	hasFloodRegulationStructure
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam ("Itezhi-Tezhi Hydropower Station") →	hasPowerPlant
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam ("Itezhi-Tezhi Reservoir") →	impounds
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam ("Itezhi-Tezhi Reservoir") →	reservoirName