Management of River Basins and Dams

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Management of River Basins and Dams

The Zambezi River Basin

Hydrology and the hydrosphere Hydraulic engineering

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Language: English

Published by: CRC Press

Published on: 29th April 2021

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 5 Mb

ISBN: 9781000446524


Zambezi River Basin

The Zambezi river basin is the fourth largest river basin in Africa and drains a total of some 1350.000 square km. The basin drains eight countries: Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The river flows over the famous Victoria Falls into the third largest artificial lake in the world: Lake Kariba. The Zambezi Basin is rich in natural resources and has a large hydro-power potential.

Publications and Topics

This volume contains 37 papers which have been published in international journals, or presented at international conferences by the Zambezi River Authority staff. The topics covered include: Dam Safety, Rehabilitation and Maintenance, Environment and Health, Hydrology, Limnology, Information Systems, Water Resource Management, Hydropower Development and Socio-Economic Issues.

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