The water levels in Lake Kariba now at 478.38m (20% usable storage) as of September 2, 2019.
This is significantly lower than the level at the same time in 2018. The level was 486.19m (80% full).
According to the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA), Kariba is designed to operate between levels 475.50m and 488.50m (with 0.70m freeboard) for hydropower generation.
