The latest official dam level stats for the Western Cape show that cumulatively the six major dams in the province are back above 60% of capacity – and are continuing to rise as winter finally arrives.
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 weeks.
The City of Cape Town uploaded its latest stats on Monday, 9 June.
Rise this week
The latest figures show the six dams are a combined 63.2% of total storage.
That’s up from the 60.3% the previous week.
The current levels are down on the same period a year ago when the combined percentage stood at 64.8%.
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 62.1% of capacity, while the next biggest dam, Voëlvlei (164 095 MI), is at 58.2%.
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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