Dam levels in the Western Cape RISE as heavy rain lashes the province
The latest official dam level stats for the Western Cape show that cumulatively the six major dams in the province are back above 65% of capacity – and are continuing to rise as winter rain falls.
The six major dams in the Western Cape – the Berg River, Steenbras Lower, Steenberg Upper, Theewaterskloof, Voelvlei and Wemmershoek – have all seen dramatic increases as rain lashed the province in recent weeks.
And the good news is that a near week of heavy rain is forecast as the latest cold front hits the Western Cape.
The City of Cape Town uploaded its latest stats on Monday, 23 June.
The latest figures show the six dams are a combined 65.1% of total storage.
That's up from the 64.5% last week.
The current levels are down on the same period a year ago when the combined percentage stood at 68.3%.
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 63.4% of capacity, while the next biggest dam, Voëlvlei (164 095 MI), is at 61.1%.
Western Cape residents need no reminding of life during the 'Day Zero' water crisis from mid-2017 to mid-2018.
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