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With All This Rain In Cape Town, What’s Our Dam Levels Like?

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If the region was to receive lower-than-average rainfall for the year, Cape Town would not have been able to avoid water restrictions again. But the good news is that thanks to

Eastern Cape Provincial State of Dams on 2025-05-19 # Means latest available data; FSC is full storage capacity in million cubic meters

Here are the latest Western Cape dam level numbers

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After the heavy rain in Cape Town the dams are overflowing. Dam levels in Cape Town have increased to 101%, which is more than this time last year. In the past week alone

Cape Town’s recent winter rain has significantly impacted the dam levels, which currently sits at 90% compared to 63% during the same time in 2020. The Western Cape has

Dam water levels began decreasing in 2015 and the Cape Town water crisis peaked during mid-2017 to mid-2018 when water levels hovered between 14 and 29 percent of total dam capacity.

The latest available official dam level stats in the Western Cape show that cumulatively the six major dams in the province are in excess of 100%.. In some respite from

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Dam levels in the Western Cape have been stable

But the good news is that thanks to all the rain we’ve received in the past weeks, the dam levels are looking lekker. SA People noted that according to the City of Cape Town’s

Dam levels in the Western Cape currently stand at a combined total capacity of 66%, which is a ‘significant increase’ compared to when dam levels stood at approximately

Yellow weather warnings issued for Western Cape. The South African Weather Service has released a Yellow Level 2 warning for damaging waves. The damaging waves are

dam levels indicates far better control as evidenced by the flattened slope compared to previous years. At the beginning of 2018, dam levels were 15.5% lower than in 2017. By the middle of

Cape Town may have been able to come back from severe water shortages, but there are still parts of South Africa that are struggling with access to water. According to Times Live, dam

In the first 15 days of July 2024, the Wemmershoek Dam received more rainfall (460mm) than the previous record of 433. 5mm for the month of July since 1992.

Western Cape dam levels: Promising, with necessary precautions

The recent storm which brought on heavy rains in the Western Cape has resulted in all the dams used by the Cape Town metro to reach capacity. Just three months ago, the

Cape Town dam levels have shot up 20% to almost full capacity in just one week, according to water and sanitation figures released on Monday. Total city storage across its six

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You simply LOVE to see it! Checking the Cape Town dam levels used to give us nightmares only a few years ago. So it’s always nice to note the success stories, as and when

Despite heavy rainfall in the Western Cape, dams supplying Cape Town decreased by 1.7% in the last week to 71.7%. This time last year, dam levels were at 55.2%

Cape Town’s dams have hit the 100% full mark, with more rain expected this week. Dam data released by the Western Cape government on Monday confirmed record

This is despite Cape Town’s dam levels having surpassed 100%, up 0.8% from 99.3% this time last week to 100.1%. When compared to the same period last year, the water

The latest average dam level for dams in the Western Cape is 67.8% (2020: 45%) while the latest average level for dams providing water to the City of Cape Town is 90% (2020:

The torrential rain this past weekend has seen Cape Town’s dam levels reach 100,8%. Last year this time, dam levels were 75,4%. With dam levels increasing, there may be

Cape Town dam levels: Western Cape breaks new ground

Picture: City of Cape Town. The City also provided the latest rainfall statistics for the following areas: Picture: City of Cape Town. Cape Town’s water quality compliance

DM experienced a significant increase (>20%) in dam storage levels compared to last year. In contrast, Sedibeng DM, Francis Baard DM, and the City of Tshwane MM experienced

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has expressed satisfaction with the recent rainfall received in and around Cape Town, as it anticipates that these showers will

The current levels are also down on the same period a year ago when the combined percentage stood at 60%.. Theewaterskloof, which accounts for more than 50% of the Western Cape’s

Dam, Inanda Dam, Spring Grove Dam Cape Town System 889 56.2 74.9 73.0 The following 6 dams serve the City of Cape Town: Voelvlei Dam, Wemmershoek Dam, Berg River Dam,

After what seemed like a constant looming nightmare just a few years ago with Day Zero haunting us from all sides, dams levels across the Western Cape currently stand just above 80%, thanks to the several bursts of

With Cape Town dam levels hitting a new high of 81.7% and average Western Cape dam levels set to top the psychological 65% mark, the agriculture and tourism sectors in

At the end of July 2024, the national dam levels were at 84.5% of Full Supply Capacity (FSC) lower than last year by 9.5%. Approximately 24% of the national dams were above 100% of

Great to see Cape Town dam levels reach 88% with another two bouts of rain due, one tomorrow and the next one this weekend. That should get us to 90%. Hopefully a

Levels of large dams like the Clanwilliam Dam have increased from 23.6% to 74% in one week. Anton Bredell, the minister of local government, environmental affairs and

Cape Town’s recent winter rain has significantly impacted the dam levels, which currently sits at 90% compared to 63% during the same time in 2020. The Western Cape has also seen a rise