| Osborne Dam | |
|---|---|
 Osborne Spillway | |
| Official name | Osborne Dam |
| Location | Mutare |
| Coordinates | 18°45′59″S 32°29′08″E / 18.76639°S 32.48556°E |
| Construction began | 1991 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Odzi River |
| Height | 66 metres |
| Length | 1007 metres |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 400 million cubic metres |
| Catchment area | 1392 km² |
| Surface area | 2600 ha |
The Osborne Dam site on the Odzi River, Zimbabwe, was identified in the 1950s by the planning engineers of the Ministry of Water. Cored drilling investigations on the two possible alignments were completed in the 1960s. After the completion of Mazvikadei dam [1985–'88] with Italian financial aid, further funding became available for the project and when the 10 000 hectares of potential irrigable land was identified downstream the project was approved in 1989 by the multi-ministry irrigation committee of the Zimbabwe Government.