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Western Cape dam levels expected to rise this weekend. Image: SANews.gov.za

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Western Cape dam levels update: Numbers are still good

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.

26-02-24 17:05
Western Cape dam levels
Western Cape dam levels expected to rise this weekend. Image: SANews.gov.za

The official dam level stats in the Western Cape remain GOOD despite summer well past its halfway mark.

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 Friday, 23 February 2024.

The latest figures show the six dams are a combined 74% of total storage.

That’s marginally down from 76.9% the previous week.

A year ago the combined percentage stood at 56.9%.

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 72.5% of capacity, while the next biggest dam, Voëlvlei (164 095 MI), is at 69.8%.

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

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