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 5cm during the week under review, before closing at 478.66m (22% usable storage) on 14th August 2019. Last year on the same date, the Lake level was 486.56m
From:
8 August 2019
To:
14 August 2019
| Day | This Year | %Full | Last Year | %Full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/08/2019 | 478.71 | 22 | 486.64 | 84 |
| 09/08/2019 | 478.7 | 22 | 486.63 | 84 |
| 10/08/2019 | 478.69 | 22 | 486.61 | 84 |
| 11/08/2019 | 478.68 | 22 | 486.6 | 84 |
| 12/08/2019 | 478.68 | 22 | 486.59 | 84 |
| 13/08/2019 | 478.67 | 22 | 486.58 | 84 |
| 14/08/2019 | 478.66 | 22 | 486.56 | 84 |
