Western Cape dam levels rise after winter rains

The official dam level stats in the Western Cape continue to rise after more winter rains fell in the province in recent days.

The six major dams in the Western Cape – the Berg River, Steenbras Lower, Steenberg Upper, Theewaterskloof, Voelvlei and Wemmershoek – have all seen increases in capacity.

DOWN ON LAST YEAR

The City of Cape Town uploaded its latest stats on Tuesday, 25 June.

The latest figures show the six dams are a combined 68.4% of total storage.

That’s up from 66.4% the previous week.

However, the levels are considerably down on the same period a year ago when the combined percentage stood at 94.8%.

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 64% of capacity, while the next biggest dam, Voëlvlei (164 095 MI), is at 59.5%.

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