Afrigather The newest out there official dam degree stats within the Western Cape present that 5 of the six of the key dams within the province are in extra of capability.
In some respite from the climate, the solar has made its spring look in latest weeks, bringing some hotter climate after a chilly and moist winter.
As reported by The South African web site, a sequence of sturdy chilly fronts throughout July and August introduced each rain and snow to the Western Cape.
The six main dams within the Western Cape – the Berg River, Steenbras Decrease, Steenberg Higher, Theewaterskloof, Voelvlei and Wemmershoek – all noticed will increase in capability throughout winter.
Down on final 12 months
The Metropolis of Cape City uploaded its newest stats on Monday, 16 September.
The newest figures present the six dams are a mixed 100.7% of whole storage.
That’s marginally down from the 103.1% 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 101%.
Theewaterskloof, which accounts for greater than 50% of the province’s whole dam capability (480 188 MI of a complete of 898 221 MI) is at 101% of capability, whereas the subsequent greatest dam, Voëlvlei (164 095 MI), is at 100.7%.
Western Cape residents want no reminding of life throughout the ‘Day Zero’ water disaster from mid-2017 to mid-2018.
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WESTERN CAPE DAM LEVELS
