The latest official dam level stats for the Western Cape show that cumulatively the six major dams in the province are well above 60% of capacity – and are continuing to rise.
The six major dams in the Western Cape – the Berg River, Steenbras Lower, Steenberg Upper, Theewaterskloof, Voelvlei and Wemmershoek – all saw increases as rain lashed the province in recent days and weeks.
The good news is that even more rain is forecast for the coming days as we rapidly approach the winter solstice.
The City of Cape Town (CoCT) uploaded its latest stats on Wednesday, 18 June.
Still down on 2024
The latest figures show the six dams are a combined 64.7% of total storage.
That’s up from the 63.8% the previous week.
However, the current levels are down on the same period a year ago when the combined percentage stood at 66.4%.
Theewaterskloof, which accounts for more than 50% of the Western Cape’s total dam capacity (480 188 MI of a total of 898 221 MI) is at 63.5% of capacity, while the next biggest dam, Voëlvlei (164 095 MI), is at 60.5%.
Western Cape residents need no reminding of life during the ‘Day Zero’ water crisis from mid-2017 to mid-2018.
WESTERN CAPE DAM LEVELS
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