Woodstock Dam
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Woodstock Dam is located on the upper reaches of the Tugela, KwaZulu-Natal
, province South Africa
and is the main source of water for the Thukela-Vaal Transfer Scheme.. The dam was commissioned in 1983, has a storage capacity of 373300000 cubic metres (13,182,964,897.2 cu ft), and a surface area of 29.129 square kilometres (11.2 sq mi), the dam wall is 49 metres (160.8 ft) high.
KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu....
, province South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
and is the main source of water for the Thukela-Vaal Transfer Scheme.. The dam was commissioned in 1983, has a storage capacity of 373300000 cubic metres (13,182,964,897.2 cu ft), and a surface area of 29.129 square kilometres (11.2 sq mi), the dam wall is 49 metres (160.8 ft) high.
See also
- List of reservoirs and dams in South Africa
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