Broken Dam

Broken 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 Broken 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 Broken Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -19.41667, 28.85000. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Broken Dam

• Tsessebe Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~28 km
• Upper Longwe Ruins · fort · Matabeleland North Province · ~29 km
• Kudu Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~30 km
• Lower Longwe Ruins · fort · Matabeleland North Province · ~31 km
• Leopard Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~31 km
• Guwe Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~31 km
• Zebra Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~31 km
• Hippo Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~34 km
• Hova · fort · Matabeleland North Province · ~35 km
• Ndumba mountains · viewpoint · Matabeleland North Province · ~35 km
• Ntabazaka Mambo Ruins · fort · Matabeleland North Province · ~35 km
• school garden · sanctuary · Matabeleland North Province · ~36 km
• Inyati Fort · fort · Matabeleland North Province · ~37 km
• Huntsman Quarry · fort · Matabeleland North Province · ~42 km
• Magololo Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~43 km
• Gwampa State Forest · sanctuary · Matabeleland North Province · ~43 km
• Dankamberi Pan · sanctuary · Matabeleland North Province · ~44 km
• Goodwood Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~44 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Broken Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Broken Dam

• Mzingwane Dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~136 km · Must-see
• Fundisi Dam · lake · Bulawayo Province · ~78 km
• Lake Alice State Forest · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~87 km
• Upper Nsiza Dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~93 km
• Lower Mguza dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~95 km
• Bonisa Dam · lake · Bulawayo Province · ~103 km
• Dam Wall · lake · Bulawayo Province · ~116 km
• Khami Dam · lake · Bulawayo Province · ~116 km
• Upper Ncema dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~124 km
• Inyakuni dam · lake · Matabeleland South Province · ~137 km

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