Western Cape dam levels: Numbers remain GOOD despite summer in full swing

The official dam level stats in the Western Cape remain GOOD despite summer now in full swing.

NOTE: This is article is updated when the latest figures become available

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

The City of Cape Town uploaded its latest stats as of Wednesday, 20 December.

The latest figures show the six dams are a combined 91.6% of total storage.

That’s marginally down from 93.1% the previous week.

A year ago the combined percentage stood at 72.3%.

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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 90% of capacity, while the next biggest dam, Voëlvlei (164 095 MI), is at 90.4%.

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