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The  Zambezi River Authority is governed by a Council of Ministers consisting of four members, two of whom are Ministers in the Government of the Republic of Zambia and two of whom are Ministers in the Government of Zimbabwe.

 

LAKE LEVELS

The Kariba Lake was created and designed to operate between levels 475.50m and 488.50m with 0.70m freeboard at all time

 

The level of water at Lake Kariba rose significantly during the week under review, rising from 484.46m on 22nd February 2010 to 484.86m on 28th February 2010.  The rise is due to persistent heavy rains that occurred over the Zambezi Catchment, more especially the Lower Catchment.  The end of week level of 484.86m on 28th February 2010 is 2.73m higher than the level attained last year on the same date.

 

In terms of live storage, that is storage available for power generation at Kariba, the reservoir was 70% full as at close of week on 28th February 2010 whilst last year it was only 48%.

 

LAKE KARIBA

WEEKLY LEVELS IN METERS

Day

This Year (2009/10)

% Full

Last Year (2008/09)

% Full

 

 

 

 

 

22/02/09

484.46

66

482.13

48

23/02/09

484.59

67

482.14

48

24/02/09

484.64

68

482.13

48

25/02/09

484.68

68

482.12

48

26/02/10

484.71

68

482.13

48

27/02/10

484.78

69

482.13

48

28/02/10

484.86

70

482.13

48

 

 

 



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