Manyame River

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The Manyame River is a major river in northern Zimbabwe that flows near the capital city of Harare and feeds into Lake Manyame, an important water source for the region.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry Zimbabwe
continent Africa
country Zimbabwe
drainageBasin Zambezi drainage basin
feeds Lake Manyame
flowsDirection generally northward
flowsInto Lake Manyame
flowsNear Harare
flowsThrough Manyame Rural District
agricultural areas of northern Zimbabwe
function supplies water to Harare
supports commercial agriculture
supports fisheries in Lake Manyame
hasAlternativeName Hunyani River NERFINISHED
Panhame River NERFINISHED
hasCatchmentArea Manyame catchment
hasDam Chivero Dam
Manyame Dam
hasReservoir Lake Chivero
Lake Manyame
importance major river in northern Zimbabwe
isMajorWaterSourceFor Harare region
northern Zimbabwe
languageOfAlternativeName Shona
locatedIn Mashonaland East Province
Mashonaland West Province
Southern Africa
northern Zimbabwe
managedBy Zimbabwe National Water Authority
mouth Zambezi River NERFINISHED
nearbyCity Harare
nearbyTown Chinhoyi
Norton
nearProtectedArea Lake Chivero Recreational Park
Manyame Recreational Park
partOf Zambezi River basin
region Mashonaland
subjectTo eutrophication risks in reservoirs
water pollution from urban runoff
supports industrial water use near Harare
urban water supply for Harare
tributaryOf Zambezi River NERFINISHED
usedFor domestic water supply
hydropower generation
irrigation
waterBodyType freshwater river

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Harare
near

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