Lake Kariba Weekly Levels in Meters
The Kariba Lake is designed to operate between levels 475.50m and 488.50m (with 0.70m freeboard) for hydropower generation.
The Lake level continued receding, dropping by 8cm during the week under review, before closing at 477.99m (17% usable storage) on 30th September 2019. Last year on the same date, the Lake level was 485.35m.
From:
24 September 2019
To:
30 September 2019
| Day | This Year | %Full | Last Year | %Full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/09/2019 | 478.07 | 18 | 485.58 | 77 |
| 25/09/2019 | 478.06 | 18 | 485.55 | 75 |
| 26/09/2019 | 478.05 | 18 | 485.51 | 75 |
| 26/09/2019 | 478.03 | 18 | 485.47 | 74 |
| 28/09/2019 | 478.02 | 18 | 485.41 | 74 |
| 29/09/2019 | 478.01 | 17 | 485.39 | 74 |
| 30/09/2019 | 477.99 | 17 | 485.35 | 74 |
