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 rising steadily. It closed the period under review at 480.81m (37.89% usable storage) on 28th May 2020. Last year on the same date, the Lake level was at 479.92m (31.24% usable storage).
From:
15 May 2020
To:
28 May 2020
| Day | This Year | %Full | Last Year | %Full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/5/2020 | 480.23 | 33.53% | 480.1 | 32.55% |
| 16/5/2020 | 480.28 | 33.90% | 480.1 | 32.55% |
| 17/5/2020 | 480.33 | 34.28% | 480.08 | 32.39% |
| 18/5/2020 | 480.38 | 34.65% | 480.06 | 32.25% |
| 19/5/2020 | 480.43 | 35.03% | 480.05 | 32.18% |
| 20/5/2020 | 480.46 | 35.25% | 480.04 | 32.10% |
| 21/5/2020 | 480.5 | 35.56% | 480.02 | 31.96% |
| 22/5/2020 | 480.54 | 35.86% | 480 | 31.81% |
| 23/5/2020 | 480.59 | 36.23% | 479.98 | 31.67% |
| 24/5/2020 | 480.63 | 36.53% | 479.97 | 31.59% |
| 25/5/2020 | 480.66 | 36.76% | 479.95 | 31.45% |
| 26/5/2020 | 480.71 | 37.13% | 479.93 | 31.30% |
| 27/5/2020 | 480.77 | 37.58% | 479.93 | 31.30% |
| 28/5/2020 | 480.81 | 37.89% | 479.92 | 31.24% |
