The most recent official dam stage stats for the Western Cape present that cumulatively the six main dams within the province have dipped to round 65% of capability.
The six main dams within the Western Cape – the Berg River, Steenbras Decrease, Steenberg Higher, Theewaterskloof, Voelvlei and Wemmershoek – all noticed vital will increase throughout final winter.
Nonetheless, because the summer season season continues in full pressure with temperatures topping 40 levels Celsius in massive elements of the province, these ranges have predictably dropped considerably in latest weeks.
Down on final 12 months
The Metropolis of Cape City uploaded its newest stats on Monday, 31 March.
The most recent figures present the six dams are a mixed 65.1% of complete storage.
That’s down from the 66.3% the earlier week.
The present ranges are additionally down on the identical interval a 12 months in the past when the mixed share stood at 66.1%.
Theewaterskloof, which accounts for greater than 50% of the province’s complete dam capability (480 188 MI of a complete of 898 221 MI) is at 65.7% of capability, whereas the subsequent greatest dam, Voëlvlei (164 095 MI), is at 63.8%.
Western Cape residents want no reminding of life in the course of the ‘Day Zero’ water disaster from mid-2017 to mid-2018.
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WESTERN CAPE DAM LEVELS
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