| Field name | Field description | Unit | Type of data | Column Width | Count non blank | Maximum | Minimum | Average | Total |
| SADC ID | SADC Database Identification Number | Label | 6 | 3843 | |||||
| Nat ID | National Database Identification Number | Value | 6 | 3843 | |||||
| Nat Index | Index in national database (if applicable) | Label | 8 | 3788 | |||||
| Name | Name of the water body | Label | 40 | 3843 | |||||
| Latitude | Latitude (in decimal degrees) | dec deg | Value | 8 | 3767 | -22.20 | -34.73 | -30 | |
| Longitude | Longitude (in decimal degrees) | dec deg | Value | 7 | 3767 | 32.87 | 17.63 | 26 | |
| Grid_ Ref | Map grid reference | Label | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Map_Nr | Map number | Label | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Coord_South | Coordinates south (in any format) | dms | Label | 10 | 381 | ||||
| Coord_East | Coordinates east (in any format) | dms | Label | 10 | 381 | ||||
| UTM_Zone | UTM zone number | Value | 6 | 0 | |||||
| UTM_Coord | UTM coordinates | Label | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Rivername | Name of the main river(s) which feed(s) the water body | Label | 22 | 3492 | |||||
| Sub-catchment | Name of the sub-catchment | Label | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Main catchment | Name of the main stream catchment | Label | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Division | Division in which the water body is situated (if applicable) | Label | 6 | 0 | |||||
| District | District in which the water body is situated | Label | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Province | Province or Region in which the water body is situated | Label | 6 | 518 | |||||
| Country | Country in which the water body is situated | Label | 2 | 3843 | |||||
| International | Is the water body shared by different countries? | Label | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Owner | Unit which controls the water body or name of owner | Label | 6 | 143 | |||||
| Ownertype | Type of ownership | Label | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Surf. area | Full supply surface area | ha | Value | 8 | 3397 | 41700 | 0.10 | 80 | 386258.6 |
| Capacity | Full supply capacity | m3 | Value | 12 | 3713 | 5673778000 | 5000.00 | 10040473 | 37280277600 |
| Maxdept | Maximum depth | m | Value | 6 | 30 | 1607 | 2.00 | 61 | |
| Mean depth | Mean depth | m | Value | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Catch. area | Catchment area of the water body | km2 | Value | 8 | 131 | 79903.00 | 1.00 | 2085 | 273126 |
| pH | Average pH value of surface water | pH | Value | 5 | 228 | 9.00 | 4.70 | 8 | |
| Conductivity | Average conductivity of surface water | μS | Value | 5 | 210 | 35177.00 | -9.00 | 792 | |
| Transparency | Average Secchi Disk value | cm | Value | 6 | 22 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 3 | |
| Permanence | Is the water body permanent or seasonal? | Label | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Solltype | Main soil type of the catchment of the reservoir | FAO | Label | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Type | Type of water body (Lake, Swamp or Reservoir) | Label | 1 | 539 | |||||
| Constr_Yr | Construction year of the dam | YYYY | Value | A | 3404 | 1997 | 1800 | 1972 | |
| Wallheight | Height of the dam wall | m | Value | 4 | 3578 | 93 | 3.00 | 11 | |
| Condition | Dam wall condition | Label | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Siltation % | Estimated percentage of dam siltation (volume %) | % | Value | 6 | 430 | 70.00 | 1.00 | 3 | |
| Fenced | Is the damwall fenced ? | Label | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Access | Access by road | Label | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Dist.vill | Distance from the nearest village | km | Value | 5 | 3581 | 190.00 | 0 | 19 | |
| Main use | Main use of the water body | Value | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Domestic | Is the water body used for domestic water supply? | Label | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Irrigation | Is the water body used for irrigation? | Label | 1 | 168 | |||||
| Livestock | Is the water body used for livestock watering? | Label | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Municipal water | Is the water body used for municipal water supply? | Label | 1 | 93 | |||||
| Bricks | Is the water body used for brick construction? | Label | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Industry | Is the water body used for industrial purposes? | Label | 1 | 4 | |||||
| Fishing | Is the water body used for fishing? | Label | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Other use | Any other use of the water body? | Label | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Crocs | Presence of crocodiles | Label | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Hyacinth | Presence of water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes) | Label | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Hook and line | Presence of hook and line fishing | Label | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Traps | Presence of trap fishing | Label | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Sport | Presence of sport fishing | Label | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Gill net | Presence of gill net fishing | Label | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Seine nets | Presence of seine net fishing | Label | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Fisherfolk | Number of net fishers | Value | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Nets | Number of gill nets used (1 net = 100m2 mounted) | Value | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Boats | Number of boats/canoes/vessels | Value | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Catch/yr | Total yearly fish catch | Value | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Comments | Any observations or comments on data collection or water body | Label | 109 | 122 | |||||
| Source of data | Source of Data | Label | 80 | 3843 | |||||
| Orig_ID | ID in original database | Value | 6 | 493 | |||||
| Orig_Ref | Reference source in original database | Label | 6 | 493 | |||||
| Dupe_ID | SADC ID of possible duplicate record | Label | 6 | 8 | |||||
| Main_ID | SADC ID of water body where this water body belongs to | Label | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Hydro number | Hydro Number | Label | 7 | 58 | |||||
| Hydrozone | Hydrozone | Label | 3 | 3787 | |||||
| Subzone | Subzone | Label | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Drainage region | Drainage Region | Label | 4 | 67 | |||||
| Locality | Locality | Label | 29 | 3774 | |||||
| Reliability | Reliability of Source data | Label | 9 | 0 |
