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Ngondoma Dam
Dam in Kwekwe District, Zimbabwe / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ngondoma Dam is a dam on the Ngondoma River located 500 meters west of the Empress Mine Township in the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe. The dam is 67 kilometers northwest of the Kwekwe and 54 km southwest of Kadoma (by air).[1]
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Ngondoma Dam | |
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![]() Ngondoma Dam Spillway, August 2014 | |
Location | Empress Mine, Kwekwe District, Zimbabwe |
Coordinates | 18°27′26″S 29°24′50″E |
Purpose | Irrigation/water supply |
Construction began | 1967 |
Opening date | 1968 |
Owner(s) | Ministry of Water Resources and Development (Zimbabwe) |
Operator(s) | ZINWA |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earth-filled embankment dam |
Impounds | Ngondoma River |
Dam volume | 7 million cubic metres |
Spillway type | Flap sluice gates |
Supplies Empress Mine, Ngondoma Irrigation Scheme and Columbina Rural Service Center. |
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The Zhombe Communal Land lies to the east of the dam, and the Chief Chisina, Gokwe land is on its west. The dam belongs to the Zhombe East, Kwekwe District, and is one of the 1,620 dams in the Midlands. Dams in this province make up 17% of all dams in Zimbabwe[2] and are managed by ZINWA (Zimbabwe National Water Authority).