Western Cape dam levels: Latest numbers as rain falls in the province

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

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

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The City of Cape Town has uploaded its latest stats as of Tuesday, 16 May.

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The latest figures show the six dams are a combined 61% of total storage.

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That’s marginally down from 61.4% the previous week.

Worryingly, 12 months ago the combined percentage stood at 65.6%.

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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 58.2% of capacity, while the next biggest dam, Voëlvlei (164 095 MI), is down at 39.5%.

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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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Follow the SAPeople website for the latest dam level news.

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WESTERN CAPE DAM LEVELS