Windsor Dam

{{distinguish|text=Winsor Dam of Massachusetts}}

{{Use South African English|date=July 2024}}

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{{Infobox dam

| name = Windsor Dam

| image = South_Africa-Ladysmith-Windsor_Dam-001.jpg

| image_caption = Windsor Dam

| name_official = Windsor Dam

| dam_crosses = Klip River

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| location = Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal

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| opening = 1949{{cite web|url=http://egsp.lyellcollection.org/cgi/content/abstract/15/1/3|title=The problem of flooding in Ladysmith, Natal, South Africa|date=1998|work=Engineering Geology Special Publications|publisher=Geological Society, London|accessdate=2008-09-08}}

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| coordinates = {{coord|-28.502|29.738|region:ZA_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| location_map = South Africa

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Windsor Dam was originally built to control flooding of Ladysmith, in KwaZulu-Natal by the Klip River, but silt buildup quickly reduced its efficiency. The Windsor Dam was commissioned in 1950, has a capacity of {{convert|772|m3}}, and a surface area of {{convert|0.826|km2}}, the dam wall is {{convert|17|m}} high.

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}}