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 been decreasing steadily closing the period under review at 481.21m (40.89% usable storage) on 16th July 2020. Last year on the same date, the Lake level was at 479.12m (25.43% usable storage).
From:
3 July 2020
To:
16 July 2020
| Day | This Year | %Full | Last Year | %Full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/7/2020 | 481.28 | 41.42% | 479.38 | 27.32% |
| 4/7/2020 | 481.28 | 41.42% | 479.35 | 27.10% |
| 5/7/2020 | 481.28 | 41.42% | 479.32 | 26.88% |
| 6/7/2020 | 481.28 | 41.42% | 479.29 | 26.65% |
| 7/7/2020 | 481.27 | 41.35% | 479.28 | 26.59% |
| 8/7/2020 | 481.26 | 41.27% | 479.27 | 26.51% |
| 9/7/2020 | 481.25 | 41.19% | 479.25 | 26.37% |
| 10/7/2020 | 481.24 | 41.12% | 479.23 | 26.22% |
| 11/7/2020 | 481.23 | 41.04% | 479.21 | 26.08% |
| 12/7/2020 | 481.23 | 41.04% | 479.19 | 25.93% |
| 13/7/2020 | 481.22 | 40.97% | 479.17 | 25.79% |
| 14/7/2020 | 481.22 | 40.97% | 479.15 | 25.65% |
| 15/7/2020 | 481.22 | 40.97% | 479.13 | 25.49% |
| 16/7/2020 | 481.21 | 40.89% | 479.12 | 25.43% |
