Cape Town dam levels near capacity as rain lashes the Western Cape

The official dam level stats in the Western Cape have skyrocketed in recent weeks following ongoing heavy rainfall and show that three of the six dams are currently exceeding capacity.

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

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And the good news is that more rain is forecast for the Western Cape in the coming days.

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The City of Cape Town uploaded its latest stats as of Monday, 19 June.

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The latest figures show the six dams are a combined 91.7% of total storage.

That’s up from 79.2% the previous week.

A year ago the combined percentage stood at 64.8%.

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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 96.4% of capacity, while the next biggest dam, Voëlvlei (164 095 MI), is at 62.3%.

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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