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Qedusizi Dam

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Official name
  
Qedusizi Dam

Type of dam
  
earth-fill

Height
  
24 m

Impound
  
Klip River

Opening date
  
1997 November 21

Impounds
  
Klip River

Catchment area
  
1,585 kmĀ²

Location
  
Kwazulu Natal, South Africa

Operator(s)
  
Department of Water Affairs and Forestry

Similar
  
Windsor Dam, Spioenkop Dam, Ingula Pumped Storage S, Midmar Dam

Qedusizi Dam is an earth-fill type dam located on the Klip River in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa near the city of Ladysmith. It was established in 1997 and serves mainly for flood storage/flood diversion purposes (regulation measures). The hazard potential of the dam has been ranked high (3).The dam it supervised by mr.bj strydom op public safety and he has been supervising sins 2001

Map of Qedusizi Dam, South Africa

References

Qedusizi Dam Wikipedia