Lac Kariba

Lake Kariba is the world's largest artificial lake and reservoir by volume. It lies 1,300 kilometres upstream from the mouth of the Zambezi river on the Indian Ocean, along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Lake Kariba was filled between 1958 and 1963 following the completion of the Kariba Dam at its northeastern end, flooding the Kariba Gorge on th…
Lake Kariba is the world's largest artificial lake and reservoir by volume. It lies 1,300 kilometres upstream from the mouth of the Zambezi river on the Indian Ocean, along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Lake Kariba was filled between 1958 and 1963 following the completion of the Kariba Dam at its northeastern end, flooding the Kariba Gorge on the Zambezi River.
  • Lake type: Hydroelectric reservoir
  • Catchment area: 663,000 km² (256,000 sq mi)
  • Basin countries: Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • Max. length: 223 km (139 mi)
  • Max. width: 40 km (25 mi)
  • Surface area: 5,580 km² (2,150 sq mi)
  • Average depth: 29 m (95 ft)

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