Cape Town dam levels update: Latest numbers

As the Western Cape heads into winter, the official dam level stats in the province have started to thankfully rise in recent weeks.

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However, the six major dams in the province – the Berg River, Steenbras Lower, Steenberg Upper, Theewaterskloof, Voelvlei and Wemmershoek – are cumulatively down on a similar period last year.

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The latest figures show the six dams are a combined 61% of total storage.

Worryingly, 12 months ago the combined percentage stood at 65.6%.

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 58.2% of capacity, while the next biggest dam, Voëlvlei (164 095 MI), is down at 39.5%.

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WESTERN CAPE DAM LEVELS