Lake Kariba

Summary

Lake Kariba is a reservoir^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of reservoir entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,531 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lake Kariba is in the country of Zimbabwe^[3].
• Lake Kariba is in the country of Zambia^[4].
• Lake Kariba's instance of is recorded as reservoir^[5].
• Lake Kariba's inflows is recorded as Zambezi River^[6].
• Lake Kariba's inflows is recorded as Sengwa River^[7].
• Lake Kariba's inflows is recorded as Munyati River^[8].
• Lake Kariba's outflows is recorded as Zambezi River^[9].
• Lake Kariba's basin country is recorded as Zimbabwe^[10].
• Lake Kariba's Commons category is recorded as Lake Kariba^[11].
• Lake Kariba's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -17, 'lon': 28}^[12].
• Lake Kariba's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lake Kariba^[13].
• Lake Kariba's different from is recorded as Kariba^[14].
• Lake Kariba's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+220'}^[15].
• Lake Kariba sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+485'}^[16].
• Lake Kariba covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5400'}^[17].
• Lake Kariba's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+40'}^[18].
• Lake Kariba's watershed area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+663000'}^[19].
• Lake Kariba's volume as quantity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4243638', 'amount': '+180'}^[20].
• Lake Kariba's residence time of water is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3'}^[21].
• Lake Kariba's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+78'}^[22].
• Lake Kariba's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+29'}^[23].
• Lake Kariba's drainage basin is recorded as Zambezi Basin^[24].
• Lake Kariba's impounded by is recorded as Kariba Dam^[25].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Zimbabwe^[3], a republic^[26], in Zimbabwe^[27], founded in 1980^[28] and Zambia^[4], a sovereign state^[29], in Zambia^[30], founded in 1964^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Lake Kariba covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5400'}^[17]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+485'}^[16]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+220'}^[15].

Designation and Status

Lake Kariba's instance of is recorded as reservoir^[5].

Why It Matters

Lake Kariba ranks in the top 1% of reservoir entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,531 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]