Local favourite lake · Midlands Province, Zimbabwe
Bova Dam
Bova Dam is a lake in Midlands Province, Zimbabwe.
Bova 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 Bova 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 Bova Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -18.16226, 28.93555. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Bova Dam
- Mbumbusi Falls · waterfall · Midlands Province · ~29 km
- Mabura Guano Cave · cave · Midlands Province · ~64 km
- Home tsano · fort · Midlands Province · ~71 km
- Covenant Faith Ministries Gokwe Assembly · church · Midlands Province · ~8 km
- Johane masowe ruombeko Gokwe Muzinda · church · Midlands Province · ~8 km
- Blessed Hope SDA Church · church · Midlands Province · ~9 km
- Marope Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~11 km
- Sengwa Number 2 Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~19 km
- Sengwa Number 1 Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~21 km
- Sable Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~22 km
- Gogwe Gorge · viewpoint · Midlands Province · ~23 km
- Leopard Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~27 km
- Mangwisi Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~72 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bova Dam
- Ngondoma Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~76 km · Must-see
- Suri Suri Dam · lake · Mashonaland West Province · ~138 km
- Marope Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~11 km
- Sengwa Number 2 Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~19 km
- Sengwa Number 1 Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~21 km
- Sable Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~22 km
- Leopard Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~27 km
- Mangwisi Dam · lake · Midlands Province · ~72 km
- Gwelutshena Dam · lake · Matabeleland North Province · ~75 km
- Mtungi Dam · lake · Mashonaland West Province · ~78 km
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Frequently asked
Is Bova Dam full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Bova Dam yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Bova Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Bova Dam?
Nearby: Mbumbusi Falls (waterfall, 29 km), Mabura Guano Cave (cave, 64 km), Home tsano (fort, 71 km), Covenant Faith Ministries Gokwe Assembly (church, 8 km), Johane masowe ruombeko Gokwe Muzinda (church, 8 km), Blessed Hope SDA Church (church, 9 km).