Wednesday 21 January 2015

The Cahora Bassa dam wall always amazes me, seems so small in width but very deep and holds so much water. Here is some interesting info.... Location Mozambique Coordinates 15°40′S 31°50′ECoordinates: 15°40′S 31°50′E Lake type Reservoir Primary inflows Zambezi River Primary outflows Zambezi River Catchment area 56,927 km² Basin countries Mozambique Max. length 292 km Max. width 38 km Surface area 2,739 km² Average depth 20.9 m Max. depth 157 m Water volume 55.8 km³ Surface elevation 314 m


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