Lake Kariba, nestled between Zambia and Zimbabwe in southern Africa, was created following the damming of the Zambezi River in the Kariba Gorge. This gorge is a narrow passage between hills of hard rock located 250 miles below Victoria Falls.

The lake is 810 miles upstream from the mouth of the river on the Indian Ocean. Spanning over 139 miles in length and up to 25 miles wide, Lake Kariba covers an area of 2,150 square miles and has a storage capacity of 44 cubic miles.