Major Water Bodies in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's Lakes and Rivers

Major Lakes

• Lake Kariba (largest, man-made on Zambezi)
• Lake Manyame
• Lake Mcllwaine (now Lake Chivero)
• Lake Mutirikwi (Kyle Dam)

Major Rivers

• Zambezi River (north border, Victoria Falls)
• Limpopo River (south border)
• Save (Sabi) River
• Runde River
• Hunyani (Manyame) River
• Mazowe River
• Mupfure River
• Bubi River
• Shangani River
• Lundi River

Water resources concentrate in the north and east; south/west are drier. Dams critical for hydroelectricity, irrigation, water supply.