| Albert Falls Dam | |
| Name Official: | Albert Falls Dam |
| Dam Crosses: | Umgeni River |
| Res Name: | Albert Falls Dam Reservoir |
| Location Map: | South Africa KwaZulu-Natal |
| Coordinates: | -29.4361°N 30.3883°W |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Location: | Near Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal |
| Owner: | Department of Water Affairs |
| Dam Type: | F |
| Purpose: | Irrigation and domestic |
| Opening: | 1976 |
Albert Falls Dam is a dam in the Umgeni River, just outside Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Established in 1976, the dam has a gross capacity of 290.1 million cubic meters and a surface area of . The dam wall is high.
A lake-wide bloom of the dinoflagellate Ceratium hirundinella, discovered in Albert Falls Dam in October 2006, exposed a significant ecological change indicative of reduced water quality in this historically mesotrophic reservoir. The spatial distribution of the bloom was examined synoptically in October 2006 and in January 2007.[1]
This dam is used for fishing, swimming, boating, waterskiing, kneeboarding, sailing, and other water activities. The water is brown and murky.