Western Cape dam levels near capacity: Latest numbers

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

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

And that’s good news as winter is far from over and more rain is forecast this week.

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The City of Cape Town uploaded its latest stats as of Monday, 17 July.

The latest figures show the six dams are a combined 98.9% of total storage.

That’s marginally down from 99.1% the previous week.

A year ago the combined percentage stood at 74.2%.

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 102.9% of capacity, while the next biggest dam, Voëlvlei (164 095 MI), is at 84.7%.

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