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 has continued decreasing closing the period under review at 480.03m (32.03% usable storage) on 21st September 2020. Last year on the same date, the Lake level was at 478.10m (18.12% usable storage).
From:
8 September 2020
To:
21 September 2020
| Day | This Year | %Full | Last Year | %Full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/9/2020 | 480.3 | 34.05% | 478.28 | 19.38% |
| 9/9/2020 | 480.28 | 33.90% | 478.26 | 19.24% |
| 10/9/2020 | 480.26 | 33.75% | 478.25 | 19.17% |
| 11/9/2020 | 480.23 | 33.53% | 478.23 | 19.03% |
| 12/9/2020 | 480.21 | 33.37% | 478.22 | 18.95% |
| 13/9/2020 | 480.2 | 33.30% | 478.2 | 18.81% |
| 14/9/2020 | 480.19 | 33.22% | 478.19 | 18.75% |
| 15/9/2020 | 480.17 | 33.07% | 478.19 | 18.75% |
| 16/9/2020 | 480.15 | 32.92% | 478.18 | 18.67% |
| 17/9/2020 | 480.12 | 32.70% | 478.16 | 18.53% |
| 18/9/2020 | 480.1 | 32.55% | 478.15 | 18.46% |
| 19/9/2020 | 480.07 | 32.32% | 478.13 | 18.32% |
| 20/9/2020 | 480.05 | 32.17% | 478.12 | 18.26% |
| 21/9/2020 | 480.03 | 32.03% | 478.1 | 18.12% |
