Oliviershoekpas

Oliviershoekpas is a pass in Okhahlamba Local Municipality, Uthukela District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal and has an elevation of 1,623 metres.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Drakensberg Pumped Storage Scheme and Kilburn Reservoir.

Power station

The Drakensberg Pumped Storage Scheme is an energy storage facility built in the South African provinces of Free State and KwaZulu-Natal starting in 1974 and completed by 1981.

Reservoir

Kilburn Reservoir is situated 3 km southeast of Oliviershoekpas.

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 lower than the Sterkfontein Dam, on the Mnjaneni River, near Bergville, KwaZulu-Natal, province of South Africa. Kilburn Dam is situated 4 km southeast of Oliviershoekpas.

Latitude

-28.56757° or 28° 34′ 3″ south

Longitude

29.07224° or 29° 4′ 20″ east

Elevation

1,623 metres (5,325 feet)

Open location code

5G3FC3JC+XV

GeoNames ID

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