LATEST: Western Cape dams overflow as MORE rain falls
The official dam level stats in the Western Cape show that all six of the major dams in the province are in excess of capacity.
The official dam level stats in the Western Cape show that all six of the major dams in the province are in excess of capacity.
In some respite from the wet weather, the sun made an appearance for 48 hours in large parts of the Western Cape over the weekend, but rain return with a vengeance this week.
As reported by The South African website, a series of strong cold fronts during July and August brought both rain and snow to the Western Cape – with more in the forecast before spring does eventually arrives.
The six major dams in the Western Cape – the Berg River, Steenbras Lower, Steenberg Upper, Theewaterskloof, Voelvlei and Wemmershoek – have all seen increases in capacity.
Up on last year
The City of Cape Town uploaded its latest stats on Tuesday, 27 August.
The latest figures show the six dams are a combined 102.6% of total storage.
That’s marginally down from the 103% the previous week.
The current levels are down on the same period a year ago when the combined percentage stood at 103.8%.
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 102.6% of capacity, while the next biggest dam, Voëlvlei (164 095 MI), is at 103.6%.
Western Cape residents need no reminding of life during the ‘Day Zero’ water crisis from mid-2017 to mid-2018.
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