Massingir Dam

Owner : Ministerio das Obras Publicas e Habitaçao - Ara Sul

The exceptional floods in the early 2000s, which were particularly devastating for the country, demonstrated that the existing spillway could not discharge the revised design flood.

Following a comparison of the various possible alternatives, reconstruction of an auxiliary spillway equipped with fusegates was chosen.

This solution offered significant cost reductions for construction and maintenance.

Mozambique
Date of completion
2014
Performance
Increase spillway discharge capacity
Fusegate type
Straight
Number
14
Height
5.80 m
Width
10.85 m