Sunny weather sees Western Cape dam levels DROP

The latest official dam level stats for the Western Cape show that cumulatively the six major dams in the province have dipped below 80% of capacity.

The six major dams in the Western Cape – the Berg River, Steenbras Lower, Steenberg Upper, Theewaterskloof, Voelvlei and Wemmershoek – all saw significant increases during last winter.

However, as the summer season continues, those levels have predictably dropped significantly.

There is a sprinkling of rain forecast for parts of the Western Cape in the coming days, but nothing that will result in a rise in the dam levels.

Up on last year

The City of Cape Town uploaded its latest stats on Wednesday, 5 February.

The latest figures show the six dams are a combined 79.4% of total storage.

That’s down from the 81.9% the previous week.

The current levels are, however, marginally up on the same period a year ago when the combined percentage stood at 79%.

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 79.5% of capacity, while the next biggest dam, Voëlvlei (164 095 MI), is at 78.9%.

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

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