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Mita Hills Dam

Coordinates: 14°13′55″S 29°07′20″E / 14.231829°S 29.122092°E / -14.231829; 29.122092
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14°13′55″S 29°07′20″E / 14.231829°S 29.122092°E / -14.231829; 29.122092

Satellit photo of the reservoir

Mita Hills Dam is an embankment dam with a hydroelectric power station and reservoir located near Kabwe, in the Central Province of Zambia. Construction of the dam began in 1955.[1]

The reservoir is approximately 30 km long by 3-5 km wide. Bream dominate the fish species in the lake.

References

  1. ^ Henry Olivier (1976). Great Dams in Southern Africa. Purnell. ISBN 978-0-86843-004-1.


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