Chiruka Dam

Chiruka Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Chiruka Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Chiruka Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -16.61714, 30.49387. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chiruka Dam

• Doma · viewpoint · Mashonaland West Province · ~33 km
• Chibara Hill · viewpoint · Mashonaland West Province · ~54 km
• stone sculpture gallery · museum · Mashonaland Central Province · ~62 km
• Pinda Pinda Dam · lake · Mashonaland West Province · ~17 km
• The United Methodist Church- Guruve Local · church · Mashonaland Central Province · ~28 km
• Cecilmour · lake · Mashonaland West Province · ~37 km
• Doma Safari Area · sanctuary · Mashonaland West Province · ~42 km
• Mutota’s Ruins · fort · Mashonaland Central Province · ~50 km
• Zombepata Mountain · viewpoint · Mashonaland Central Province · ~53 km
• Gurungwe Gap · viewpoint · Mashonaland Central Province · ~58 km
• Nyamaneche National Park · sanctuary · Mashonaland Central Province · ~59 km
• Mupingi Pass · viewpoint · Mashonaland Central Province · ~59 km
• Nyamuti · viewpoint · Mashonaland Central Province · ~60 km
• Tengenenge Museum · museum · Mashonaland Central Province · ~62 km
• Birkdale Pass · viewpoint · Mashonaland Central Province · ~63 km
• Lone Palm Pass · viewpoint · Mashonaland Central Province · ~63 km
• Kapiringache · viewpoint · Mashonaland Central Province · ~64 km
• Darwin Gorge · viewpoint · Mashonaland West Province · ~68 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Chiruka Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Chiruka Dam

• Bumhururu · lake · Mashonaland Central Province · ~77 km · Must-see
• Mazvikadei Dam Wall · lake · Mashonaland West Province · ~85 km
• Karoi Dam Wall · lake · Mashonaland West Province · ~110 km
• Mwenje Dam · lake · Mashonaland Central Province · ~113 km
• Mazoe Dam · lake · Mashonaland Central Province · ~144 km
• Pinda Pinda Dam · lake · Mashonaland West Province · ~17 km
• Cecilmour · lake · Mashonaland West Province · ~37 km
• Two tree Hill · lake · Mashonaland West Province · ~72 km
• Mazvikadei Dam Wall and Spillway · lake · Mashonaland West Province · ~85 km
• Hyde Dam · lake · Mashonaland Central Province · ~112 km

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