Kilburn Dam

Dam in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

28°35′05″S 29°05′40″E / 28.5846°S 29.0945°E / -28.5846; 29.0945Opening date1981Owner(s)Department of Water AffairsDam and spillwaysType of damearth-fillImpoundsMajaneni River^[1]Height48 m (157 ft)^[2]Length1,100 m (3,600 ft)^[2]ReservoirCreatesKilburn Dam ReservoirTotal capacity36,700 ML (29,800 acre⋅ft)^[2]Catchment area30 km² (12 sq mi)Surface area207 ha (510 acres)Power StationOperator(s)EskomCommission date1981TypePumped StorageTurbines4Installed capacity1,000 MW (1,300,000 hp)

The Kilburn Dam, an earth-fill type dam and 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 36,700 cubic metres (1,300,000 cu ft), and a surface area of 207 hectares (510 acres), the dam wall is 48 metres (157 ft) high. The main purpose of the dam assembly is to serve for the generation of hydro-electricity and its hazard potential has been ranked high (3).

References

^ "Kilburn Dam". Department of Water Affairs and Forestry. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Pumped Storage Scheme" (PDF). 5. Eskom. October 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2006. Retrieved 22 October 2008.