Kilburn Dam
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| Kilburn Dam | |
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 The Kilburn Dam seen from the viewpoint on the R74 next to Sterkfontein Dam |
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| Official name | Kilburn Dam |
| Location | KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Coordinates | 28°35′05″S 29°05′40″E / 28.5846°S 29.0945°E |
| Opening date | 1981 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Height | 51 metres (170 ft)[1] |
| Length | 825 metres (902 yd)[1] |
| Impounds | Majaneni River[2] |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Kilburn Dam Reservoir |
| Capacity | 36,000 megalitres (36 hm³)[1] |
| Surface area | 194 ha |
 Kilburn Dam
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The Kilburn Dam, part of the Tugela-Vaal Water Project and Drakensberg Pumped Storage Scheme, is located 500 metres (1,600 ft) lower than the Sterkfontein Dam, on the Mnjaneni River, near Bergville, KwaZulu-Natal, province of South Africa. The dam was commissioned in 1981, has a capacity of 35,577 cubic metres (1,256,400 cu ft), and a surface area of 1.947 square kilometres (0.752 sq mi), the dam wall is 51 metres (167 ft) high.
[edit] See also
- Sterkfontein Dam
- Driekloof Dam
- Woodstock Dam
- Spioenkop Dam
- List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa
- List of rivers of South Africa
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Pumped Storage Scheme". 5. ESKOM. 2005-10. http://www.eskom.co.za/content/Drakensburg%20FA%20Pg%2001-06.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
- ^ "Kilburn Dam". Department of Water Affairs and Forestry. http://www.dwaf.gov.za/iwqs/gis_apps/dam/dams/kilburn.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
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