Woodstock Dam

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)[citation needed] high. The dam serves mainly for municipal and industrial water supply purposes and its hazard potential has been ranked high (3).[clarification needed]

Woodstock dam's position in the Drakensberg Pumped Storage Scheme
  1. ^ a b "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.