Cape Town dam levels update after heavy rainfall

As the Western Cape heads further into winter, the official dam level stats in the province have started to rise in recent weeks.

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The six major dams in the province – the Berg River, Steenbras Lower, Steenberg Upper, Theewaterskloof, Voëlvlei and Wemmershoek – are now cumulatively UP on a similar period last year.

The good news is that more – lots more – heavy rain is forecast for the Western Cape this week.

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The City of Cape Town uploaded its latest stats as of Wednesday, 31 May.

The latest figures show the six dams are a combined 65.6% of total storage.

That’s up from 61.5% the previous week.

A year ago the combined percentage stood at 64.4%.

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Theewaterskloof, which accounts for more than 50% of the province’s total dam capacity (480 188 MI of a total of 898 221 MI) is at 62.4% of capacity, while the next biggest dam, Voëlvlei (164 095 MI), is at 41.4%.

Western Cape residents need no reminding of life during the ‘Day Zero’ water crisis from mid-2017 to mid-2018.

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WESTERN CAPE DAM LEVELS