Shashe Dam- Travel Tips
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Modern Urban
Botswana
5 Reviews
Suggested Duration: 3 hours
Nestled just southwest of Francistown in northeastern Botswana, Shashe Dam spans approximately 15 km in length and 4.2 km at its widest, with a storage capacity of around 85 million m³ reflecting its significance as a major engineered reservoir. Originally completed in 1973 to supply water to the mining centre of Selebi-Phikwe, the dam later took on a critical role in supporting Francistown's urban supply after nitrate-tainted groundwater became unreliable in the early 1980s. Today, the reservoir supports a diverse ecosystem including fish, otters, Nile monitor lizards, turtles, and a rich variety of birdlife, and serves as a local hub for fishing—commercial, subsistence, and recreational alike.

Reviews of Shashe Dam

  • reviews-avatar Carter “Kagiso” Gilbert
    5
    Reviewed: 2023-11-30

  • reviews-avatar Ogopotse Batlokwa Pule
    5
    Reviewed: 2023-02-27

    Great ecology within the dam, river and major part of the catchment area. The dam has one of the best yielding catchment areas as the dam achieves 100% of its capacity every wet season

  • reviews-avatar Phetogo Nixon
    4
    Reviewed: 2022-08-31

    Nice scenery

  • reviews-avatar John.J Dancho
    4
    Reviewed: 2022-08-24

  • reviews-avatar last mafuta
    5
    Reviewed: 2022-04-08

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