Woodstock Dam
Woodstock Dam in the background with Kilburn Dam in the foreground
Official nameWoodstock Dam
CountrySouth Africa
LocationKwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates28°45′36″S 29°14′45″E / 28.76000°S 29.24583°E / -28.76000; 29.24583
PurposeIndustrial and domestic
Opening date1982
Owner(s)Department of Water Affairs
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarth fill dam
ImpoundsTugela River
Height54 m (177 ft)
Length865 m (2,838 ft)
Reservoir
CreatesWoodstock Dam Reservoir
Total capacity373.26×10^6 m3 (302,610 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area1,171 km2 (452 sq mi)
Surface area2,916 hectares (7,210 acres)
Power Station
TypePumped-storage

Woodstock Dam is located on the upper reaches of the Tugela, KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa and is the main source of water for the Thukela-Vaal Transfer Scheme.[1] The dam was commissioned in 1982, has a storage capacity of 373.26 million cubic metres (13.182×10^9 cu ft),[1] and a surface area of 29.129 square kilometres (11.247 sq mi),[2] the dam wall is 54 metres (177 ft) high. The dam serves mainly for municipal and industrial water supply purposes and its hazard potential has been ranked high (3).

Woodstock dam's position in the Drakensberg Pumped Storage Scheme

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Woodstock Dam". Archived from the original on 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
  2. "Top 10 Biggest Dams In South Africa 2020 – Information". Archived from the original on 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
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