Windsor Dam was originally built to control flooding of
Ladysmith, in
KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN) is a Provinces of South Africa, province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the government merged the Zulu people, Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu language, Zulu) and ...
by the
Klip River, but silt buildup quickly reduced its efficiency. The Windsor Dam was commissioned in 1950, has a capacity of , and a surface area of , the dam wall is high.
The
Qedusizi Dam further downstream in the
Klip River was completed in 1997 to take over the task of flood management.
References
Dams in South Africa
Dams completed in 1949
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