Windsor Dam

Windsor Dam
Windsor Dam
	Windsor Dam
	Location of Windsor Dam in South Africa
Official name	Windsor Dam
Location	Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates	28°30′07″S 29°44′17″E / 28.502°S 29.738°E
Opening date	1949
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Klip River

Windsor Dam was originally built to control flooding of Ladysmith, in KwaZulu-Natal by the Klip River, but silt buildup quickly reduced its efficiency. The Windsor Dam was commissioned in 1950, has a capacity of 772 cubic metres (27,300 cu ft), and a surface area of 0.826 square kilometres (0.319 sq mi), the dam wall is 17 metres (56 ft) high.

The Qedusizi Dam further downstream in the Klip River was completed in 1997 to take over the task of flood management.^[2]

References

^ "The problem of flooding in Ladysmith, Natal, South Africa". Engineering Geology Special Publications. Geological Society, London. 1998. Retrieved 8 September 2008.
^ "Water resource management". South African Government Information. 1998. Retrieved 8 September 2008.

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[GS1-1] "The problem of flooding in Ladysmith, Natal, South Africa". Engineering Geology Special Publications. Geological Society, London. 1998. Retrieved 8 September 2008.

[2] "Water resource management". South African Government Information. 1998. Retrieved 8 September 2008.

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