Newest reservoirs in Zimbabwe
The year that a reservoir was first filled to the reservoir’s normal elevation – or the year that a natural lake was first dammed – is the determining factor in the age of the body of water. A large reservoir can take more than a year to fill after its dam is first closed. You can find many of the the world’s newest reservoirs on LakeLubbers in the comparison table below. Many of the world’s oldest reservoirs appear on the last page of that list. Note: For some lakes, the completion year data is unknown, so you may see fewer lakes than the total 2 articles we have published for Zimbabwe lakes.Thinking about booking a Zimbabwe lake vacation home rental, cabin or hotel?
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Below are lakes within Zimbabwe > Compared by newest (youngest) reservoirs and the year it was completed. This list does not represent all lakes in Zimbabwe, only the 2 Zimbabwe lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Completion year |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Kariba, Zambia / Zimbabwe (Zambia, Zimbabwe) |
1960 | The mighty Zambezi River is the source of Lake Kariba, which spans an impressive 1.38 million acres in the southern African nations of Zimbabwe and Za… |
| Lake Chivero (Zimbabwe) |
1952 | Also known as Chivero Reservoir, Lake McIlwaine, McIlwaine Reservoir The Lake Chivero reservoir serves as the main water supply for Zimbabwe’s capital city, Harare. Although only half a century old, Lake Chivero has alr… |