Albert Falls Dam
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Albert Falls Dam is dam in the Umgeni River, just outside Pietermaritzburg
, KwaZulu-Natal
, province, South Africa
. It was established in 1976. It has a gross capacity of 288100 cubic metres (10,174,155.3 cu ft), and a surface area of 23.521 square kilometres (9.1 sq mi), the dam wall is 33 metres (108.3 ft) high.
Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg is the capital and second largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1838, and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality. Its "purist" Zulu name is umGungundlovu, and this is the name used for the district municipality...
, KwaZulu-Natal
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...
. It was established in 1976. It has a gross capacity of 288100 cubic metres (10,174,155.3 cu ft), and a surface area of 23.521 square kilometres (9.1 sq mi), the dam wall is 33 metres (108.3 ft) high.