Cheso Dam

Cheso 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 Cheso 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 Cheso Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -14.33333, 31.25000. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cheso Dam

• Simbo Hill · fort · Eastern Province · ~10 km
• Pilgrim Wesleyan Church · church · Eastern Province · ~15 km
• Reformed Church of Zambia · church · Eastern Province · ~34 km
• Mavuma Peak · viewpoint · Eastern Province · ~42 km
• Nyakolwe Hills · viewpoint · Eastern Province · ~50 km
• Pt AQ15 · fort · Eastern Province · ~51 km
• St. Francis Catholic Church · church · Eastern Province · ~55 km
• Nyakolwe Game Ranch · sanctuary · Eastern Province · ~61 km
• Chinyama Dam · lake · Eastern Province · ~61 km
• Bread of Life Church · church · Eastern Province · ~65 km
• Gumbi Dam · lake · Eastern Province · ~66 km
• Nyamvu Game Reserve · sanctuary · Eastern Province · ~72 km
• Sandwe GMA · sanctuary · Eastern Province · ~72 km
• Nkalamu Game Ranch · sanctuary · Eastern Province · ~75 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Cheso Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cheso Dam

• Chinyama Dam · lake · Eastern Province · ~61 km
• Gumbi Dam · lake · Eastern Province · ~66 km
• Chirimanyama · lake · Eastern Province · ~86 km
• Mtetezi Dam · lake · Eastern Province · ~137 km

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