Western Cape dam levels JUMP as rain – and SNOW – falls in the province

The official dam level stats in the Western Cape have jumped considerably as another cold front hit the province which continues to bring heavy rain – and snow.

As reported by The South African website, a strong cold front arrived on Sunday, bringing snow to the Western Cape – and rain for a full week.

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.

Down on last year

The City of Cape Town uploaded its latest stats on Monday, 8 July.

The latest figures show the six dams are a combined 74.1% of total storage.

That’s up from the 68% the previous week.

However, the levels are considerably down on the same period a year ago when the combined percentage stood at 97.8%.

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 70.1% of capacity, while the next biggest dam, Voëlvlei (164 095 MI), is at 62.1%.

Western Cape residents need no reminding of life during the ‘Day Zero’ water crisis from mid-2017 to mid-2018.

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WESTERN CAPE DAM LEVELS