About Kariba Dam:
- It is a concrete arch dam across the Zambezi Riverat Kariba Gorge, on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
- It has created the world’s largest human-made lake by volume, Lake Kariba.
Key Facts about Zambezi River
- It is Africa’s 4th longest river and the continent’s longest east-flowing stream.
- Course:
- It starts off in Angola’s southern highlands, at the source of a river called the Lungwebungu.
- It flows through Angola, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique before emptying into the Indian Ocean.
- Waterfalls: Victoria Falls and Chavuma Falls are on this river.
- Dams: The Cohara Bassa and Kariba Dams, two of Africa’s major hydroelectric power sources, are located along the Zambezi’s course.
- Tributaries: The main tributaries of the Zambezi River include the Shire, Kafue, Luangwa, Kabompo, and Cuando (Kwando) rivers.
