Manjirenji Dam

{{Short description|Dam in Zimbabwe}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}

{{Infobox dam

|name =Manjirenji Dam

|image =

|image_caption =

|name_official =Manjirenji Dam

|dam_crosses =Chiredzi River

|dam_type = Rockfill dam with inclined clay core

|location =Chiredzi

|dam_length ={{convert|382|m|ft|abbr=off}}

|dam_height = {{convert|51|m|ft|abbr=off}}

|construction_began =1964-1967

|spillway_count = 2

|spillway_capacity = 2 x 15.2m x 10.4m radial gates

|res_capacity_total =284.2 million cubic metres

|res_catchment =1536 km² (593 sq mi)

|res_surface =2020 ha (5000 acres)

|res_max_depth = {{convert|47|m|ft|abbr=off}}

| coordinates = {{coord|20.6262|S|31.6094|E|type:landmark_region:ZW|display=inline,title}}

|extra =Discharge capacity: 2730 m³/s
Max Water Depth: 47 metres

}}

Manjirenji Dam, formerly known as Lake McDougal, lies in south eastern Zimbabwe, east of Masvingo. It was built to provide irrigation water to the farming estates on the lowveld to the southwest, around the town of Chiredzi, where the main crop has been sugar cane.{{cite web|publisher=Zimbabwe National Water Authority|accessdate=2010-01-13|title=Manjirenji Dam|url=http://www.zinwa.co.zw/htm/manjirenji.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618091623/http://www.zinwa.co.zw/htm/manjirenji.htm|archive-date=18 June 2013|url-status=dead}}

The lake and environs are protected as Manjirenji Dam Recreational Park.