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Lakes
There are three major lakes in the Zambezi basin,
Lake Malawi /Nyasa/Niassa), Lake Kariba and
Lake Cahora Bassa. Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa
is the second deepest lake in Africa after Lake
Tanganyika and the third deepest in the world
(Chenje 2000). Lake Kariba and Lake Cahora Bassa
are artificial lakes created by the construction of
dams on the Zambezi River. There are many other
smaller natural and artificial lakes associated with
dams constructed for hydropower and/or water
supply for irrigation or domestic use.
LakeMalawi is sharedwithMozambique, where it is called LagoNiassa; andwithTanzania, where it is called LakeNyasa.
With a capacity of 180 billion cubic metres, Lake Kariba is the largest artificial lake in the Zambezi basin, and the second largest in Africa after
Lake Volta.
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