Windsor Dam

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official_name=Windsor Dam
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locale= Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal
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Windsor Dam was originally build to control flooding of Ladysmith by the Klip River, but silt buildup quickly reduced it's efficiency.

The Qedusizi Dam further downstream in the Klip River was completed in 1997 to take over the task of flood management. [cite web|url=http://www.info.gov.za/otherdocs/1998/gov-rep.htm|title=Water resource management|date=1998|publisher=South African Government Information|accessdate=2008-09-08]

ee also

* Klip River

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