HydroLAKES lake · #16178
Kafue Gorge Dam
ReservoirZambiaAfrica 977 m
Surface area
12,95km²
Avg depth
60,6m
Volume
785km³
Shoreline
33,2km
Administrative coverage
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- KafueLusaka · Zambia12.72 km²98.5% of lake
- ChikankantaSouthern · Zambia0.19 km²1.5% of lake
1 intersecting protected areas
Ntombolole
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
0.02 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
14 distinct species · 27 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Lake statistics (HydroLAKES)
Surface
12,95km²
Avg depth
60,6m
Volume
785,000km³
Watershed
153 294km²
Shoreline
33,2km
Shore dev. idx
2,60
Residence time
19days
Elevation
977m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.