Dam Levels Western Cape 24th January 2011

Jan 262011

Western Cape Province State of Dams on 2011-01-24

# Means latest available data

FSC is full storage capacity in million cubic meters

Dam	River	FSC	This Week	Last Week	Last Year
Berg River dam	Berg River	127.1	85.8	86	98.8
Brandvlei Dam	Lower Brandvlei River	284.3	58.8	61.1	68.2
Buffeljags Dam	Buffeljags River	4.6	103.4	102.8	59.6
Bulshoek Dam	Olifants River	4.9	79.8	83.5	80.2
Calitzdorp Dam	Nels River	4.9	52.1	55.6	37.7
Clanwilliam Dam	Olifants River	121.8	68	72.6	76.1
Duiwenhoks Dam	Duiwenhoks River	6.2	101	100.8	32.5
Eikenhof Dam	Palmiet River	28.9	76.1	79.1	72.4
Elandskloof Dam	Elands River	11	52.4	57.1	70.9
Ernest Robertson Dam	Groot Brak R	0.5	101.2	101.1	83.8
Floriskraal Dam	Buffels River	50.3	10.5	10.8	67.6
Gamka Dam	Gamka River	1.9	0	0	0.2
Gamkapoort Dam	Gamka River	36.3	80	85.1	44
Garden Route Dam	Swart River	10	100	100	28.6
Haarlem Dam	Groot River	4.7	101.6	100.6	30.6
Hartebeestkuil Dam	Hartenbos River	7.2	25.4	27.3	52.4
Kammanassie Dam	Kammanassie River	34.4	6.9	7.7	12.4
Keerom Dam	Nuy River	9.8	71.2	72.8	87.3
Klipberg Dam	Konings River	2	37.1	39	77.1
Korentepoort Dam	Korinte River	8.1	83.9	80	32.1
Kwaggaskloof Dam	Doorn River	173.9	56.1	58.2	65.7
Lakenvallei Dam	Sanddrifskloof River	10.3	88.3	89.6	96.7
Leeugamka Dam	Leeu River	14.1	23.6	26.3	7.8
Miertjieskraal Dam	Brand River	1.6	0.3	0.5	3.4
Misverstand Dam	Berg River	6.5	96.5	96.1	100.6
Oukloof Dam	Cordiers River	4.2	7.4	8.9	68
Pietersfontein Dam	Pietersfontein River	2	72.2	72.2	90.7
Poortjieskloof Dam	Groot River	9.8	46.3	47.3	73.2
Prinsrivier Dam	Prins River	2.3	5.7	20.7	49.4
Roode Els Berg Dam	Sanddrifskloof River	7.8	41.4	47.1	73.8
Steenbras Dam-Lower	Steenbras River	33.9	46.4	49	72.9
Steenbras Dam-Upper	Steenbras River	31.9	97.9	97.8	71.4
Stettynskloof Dam	Holsloot River	14.8	79.4	84.3	77.8
Stompdrift Dam	Olifants River	49.6	8.6	8.7	14.7
Theewaterskloof Dam	Riviersonderend	480.2	71.9	74.9	86.2
Voelvlei Dam	Voelvlei River	158.6	82.9	84.3	83.3
Wemmershoek Dam	Wemmers River	58.8	85.2	86.4	78.1
Wolwedans Dam	Groot Brak River	25.3	73.3	68.5	35.4

Dam Levels - Western Cape 8th November 2010

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Western Cape Province State of Dams on 2010-11-08

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FSC is full storage capacity in million cubic meters

Dam	River	FSC	This Week	Last Week	Last Year
Berg River dam	Berg River	127.1	100	99.9	100.5
Brandvlei Dam	Lower Brandvlei River	284.3	76.8	77	82.2
Buffeljags Dam	Buffeljags River	4.6	100.6	101.4	99.7
Bulshoek Dam	Olifants River	4.9	98.9	98.9	84.3
Calitzdorp Dam	Nels River	4.9	38.9	40.5	64.7
Clanwilliam Dam	Olifants River	121.8	100.5	100.5	98
Duiwenhoks Dam	Duiwenhoks River	6.2	99.9	100.3	63.2
Eikenhof Dam	Palmiet River	28.9	99.8	101.3	102.1
Elandskloof Dam	Elands River	11	84.6	85.7	100.2
Ernest Robertson Dam	Groot Brak R	0.5	101	101.2	100
Floriskraal Dam	Buffels River	50.3	25.1	25.5	87
Gamka Dam	Gamka River	1.9	0	0	5.8
Gamkapoort Dam	Gamka River	36.3	53.3	56.1	47.6
Garden Route Dam	Swart River	10	71.1	66.1	33.6
Haarlem Dam	Groot River	4.7	101	101.4	50.5
Hartebeestkuil Dam	Hartenbos River	7.2	41.1	41.7	63.5
Kammanassie Dam	Kammanassie River	34.4	9	9.5	17.7
Keerom Dam	Nuy River	9.8	88.1	89.1	99.8
Klipberg Dam	Konings River	2	53.8	54.8	97.3
Korentepoort Dam	Korinte River	8.1	57.6	56.4	46.6
Kwaggaskloof Dam	Doorn River	173.9	74.4	74.4	80.1
Lakenvallei Dam	Sanddrifskloof River	10.3	94.8	94.8	100.1
Leeugamka Dam	Leeu River	14.1	4.3	5.9	16.4
Miertjieskraal Dam	Brand River	1.6	37.3	37.6	47.8
Misverstand Dam	Berg River	6.5	106.3	106.2	96.5
Oukloof Dam	Cordiers River	4.2	18.6	20	89.6
Pietersfontein Dam	Pietersfontein River	2	76.1	76.2	98.7
Poortjieskloof Dam	Groot River	9.8	56.3	56.9	85.7
Prinsrivier Dam	Prins River	2.3	19.2	19.9	82.7
Roode Els Berg Dam	Sanddrifskloof River	7.8	82.1	81.8	99.8
Steenbras Dam-Lower	Steenbras River	33.9	65.6	66.7	91.5
Steenbras Dam-Upper	Steenbras River	31.9	100	100	97.2
Stettynskloof Dam	Holsloot River	14.8	100.8	100.6	99.8
Stompdrift Dam	Olifants River	49.6	10.8	11	18.1
Theewaterskloof Dam	Riviersonderend	480.2	91.8	92.3	100.1
Voelvlei Dam	Voelvlei River	158.6	98.6	98.9	93.4
Wemmershoek Dam	Wemmers River	58.8	91.2	90.4	98.6
Wolwedans Dam	Groot Brak River	25.3	29.5	28	44.3
		1842.7	80.4	80.7	86.6

Dam Levels - Western Cape 1st November 2010

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Nov 022010

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Western Cape Province State of Dams on 2010-11-01

# Means latest available data

FSC is full storage capacity in million cubic meters

Dam	River	FSC	This Week	Last Week	Last Year
Berg River dam	Berg River	127.1	99.9	100.3	100.2
Brandvlei Dam	Lower Brandvlei River	284.3	77	76.7	82.7
Buffeljags Dam	Buffeljags River	4.6	101.4	108.6	101.1
Bulshoek Dam	Olifants River	4.9	98.9	99.6	91.9
Calitzdorp Dam	Nels River	4.9	40.5	31.1	64.5
Clanwilliam Dam	Olifants River	121.8	100.5	100.2	99.3
Duiwenhoks Dam	Duiwenhoks River	6.2	100.3	71.3	62.9
Eikenhof Dam	Palmiet River	28.9	101.3	101.6	101.5
Elandskloof Dam	Elands River	11	85.7	86.2	100.3
Ernest Robertson Dam	Groot Brak R	0.5	101.2	104	100.4
Floriskraal Dam	Buffels River	50.3	25.5	25.7	86.9
Gamka Dam	Gamka River	1.9	0	0	6.8
Gamkapoort Dam	Gamka River	36.3	56.1	60.9	50.2
Garden Route Dam	Swart River	10	66.1	58.1	34.4
Haarlem Dam	Groot River	4.7	101.4	90.8	52.4
Hartebeestkuil Dam	Hartenbos River	7.2	41.7	34.1	64
Kammanassie Dam	Kammanassie River	34.4	9.5	8.6	17.8
Keerom Dam	Nuy River	9.8	89.1	89.9	99.9
Klipberg Dam	Konings River	2	54.8	55.6	99
Korentepoort Dam	Korinte River	8.1	56.4	44.2	46.8
Kwaggaskloof Dam	Doorn River	173.9	74.4	74.1	80.1
Lakenvallei Dam	Sanddrifskloof River	10.3	94.8	94.8	100.1
Leeugamka Dam	Leeu River	14.1	5.9	0	18.5
Miertjieskraal Dam	Brand River	1.6	37.6	0	42
Misverstand Dam	Berg River	6.5	106.3	115.6	100.1
Oukloof Dam	Cordiers River	4.2	20	20.8	91
Pietersfontein Dam	Pietersfontein River	2	76.2	76.4	100.1
Poortjieskloof Dam	Groot River	9.8	56.9	56.3	86.3
Prinsrivier Dam	Prins River	2.3	19.9	20.2	84.1
Roode Els Berg Dam	Sanddrifskloof River	7.8	81.8	81.4	100.2
Steenbras Dam-Lower	Steenbras River	33.9	66.7	64.6	94.2
Steenbras Dam-Upper	Steenbras River	31.9	100	100.2	99.6
Stettynskloof Dam	Holsloot River	14.8	100.6	100.8	100.5
Stompdrift Dam	Olifants River	49.6	11	11	19.6
Theewaterskloof Dam	Riviersonderend	480.2	92.3	93.3	100.6
Voelvlei Dam	Voelvlei River	158.6	98.9	100	94.5
Wemmershoek Dam	Wemmers River	58.8	90.4	89.8	94.5
Wolwedans Dam	Groot Brak River	25.3	28	20.3	44.9
		1842.7	80.7	80.6	87.1

The heavens opened!

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Oct 282010

GEORGE NEWS – The level of the Garden Route Dam in George has broken through the elusive 60% barrier for the first time in 19 months and yesterday measured a healthy 61.5%.

The last time the dam level stood at 61% was on 1 April 2009, but then dropped to just 26% by this time last year – seeming like an April Fool’s joke gone horribly wrong.

Almost 63mm was measured at the George Airport from Friday to Monday and the dam is expected to rise even more as water from the catchment area continues to flow into the dam.

Officials from the George municipality promised a while ago that the strict water restrictions in George would be slightly relaxed once the level of the dam reached 60%, but this is subject to negotiations with the department of water affairs. It is expected that Georgians would at least be allowed to water their gardens using a watering can, but that hose pipes and sprinklers would still be out of the question.

Although huge parts of the Southern Cape received good downpours bringing much needed relief, the department will assess the restriction criteria for each area depending on the level of the respective dams. The region has been declared a disaster area and received disaster funds to help them through the drought, not allowing municipalities to unilaterally decide on water restriction alleviation.

In Mossel Bay the Wolwedans Dam has risen to over 26% after 104mm fell in Kwepertuin, the catchment area of the dam.
Mossel Bay is building a desalination plant and the rain has given them an extra six weeks (until middle March) before the taps will run dry if it doesn’t rain at all. The rain will also help with the water supply over the holiday when thousands of tourists descend on the wide spread coastal area supplied by the dam.
An announcement by the minister of water affairs, Buyelwa Sonjica regarding drought disaster funding for Mossel Bay to the tune of R92-million is expected soon.

The Korentepoort Dam in Riversdal is at 45%, whereas the Duiwenhoks in Heidelberg rose to an incredible 72%, more than doubling its level in just two weeks.

Oudtshoorn had to be satisfied with a disappointing 9mm whereas 65mm was measured in Knysna, assuring the town of water for up to six months.

In Ladismith, in the drought stricken Kannaland district, a very welcome 37mm fell since Friday.

However, the Gamka Dam in Beaufort West remains bone dry as only about 2mm fell in the dam’s catchment area.
The dam ran completely dry at the beginning of September and the townsfolk have been dependent on 28 bore holes for all their water needs.

Hein Rust, the disaster manager of the Central Karoo district municipality says a sewage cleaning plant should be up and running by the end of December. “This will provide about 25% of the town’s needs, but we still have to use water from an outside source like the dam or at this stage, the boreholes, in order for the water works to be functional. The last time we experienced such a severe drought was in 1985.”

Some more rain has been predicted for George and the Southern Cape for today and tomorrow. Hopefully the 2010 matric pass rate will follow the same upward trend displayed by the Garden Route Dam and end up at well above 80%!

ARTICLE: ILSE SCHOONRAAD – George Herald

Dam Levels - Western Cape 25th October 2010

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Western Cape Province State of Dams on 2010-10-25

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FSC is full storage capacity in million cubic meters

Dam	River	FSC	This Week	Last Week	Last Year
Berg River dam	Berg River	127.1	100.3	100.3	100.3
Brandvlei Dam	Lower Brandvlei River	284.3	76.7	76.3	82.3
Buffeljags Dam	Buffeljags River	4.6	108.6	101.7	99.9
Bulshoek Dam	Olifants River	4.9	99.6	98.1	96.7
Calitzdorp Dam	Nels River	4.9	31.1	28.3	65.7
Clanwilliam Dam	Olifants River	121.8	100.2	101	100.1
Duiwenhoks Dam	Duiwenhoks River	6.2	71.3	65.4	55.7
Eikenhof Dam	Palmiet River	28.9	101.6	101.8	101.4
Elandskloof Dam	Elands River	11	86.2	85.7	100.2
Ernest Robertson Dam	Groot Brak R	0.5	104	101	98.3
Floriskraal Dam	Buffels River	50.3	25.7	26	86
Gamka Dam	Gamka River	1.9	0	0	8
Gamkapoort Dam	Gamka River	36.3	60.9	66.5	54.4
Garden Route Dam	Swart River	10	58.1	55.5	33.5
Haarlem Dam	Groot River	4.7	90.8	87.8	52.5
Hartebeestkuil Dam	Hartenbos River	7.2	34.1	32.9	64.4
Kammanassie Dam	Kammanassie River	34.4	8.6	8.5	19.5
Keerom Dam	Nuy River	9.8	89.9	90.6	99.9
Klipberg Dam	Konings River	2	55.6	56.5	99.5
Korentepoort Dam	Korinte River	8.1	44.2	41.4	43.9
Kwaggaskloof Dam	Doorn River	173.9	74.1	73.7	79.7
Lakenvallei Dam	Sanddrifskloof River	10.3	94.8	94.8	100.2
Leeugamka Dam	Leeu River	14.1	0	0	20.3
Miertjieskraal Dam	Brand River	1.6	0	0	35
Misverstand Dam	Berg River	6.5	115.6	112.7	105.2
Oukloof Dam	Cordiers River	4.2	20.8	21.8	92.5
Pietersfontein Dam	Pietersfontein River	2	76.4	76.8	99.5
Poortjieskloof Dam	Groot River	9.8	56.3	56.9	85.3
Prinsrivier Dam	Prins River	2.3	20.2	20.7	74.3
Roode Els Berg Dam	Sanddrifskloof River	7.8	81.4	81.5	100.1
Steenbras Dam-Lower	Steenbras River	33.9	64.6	60.4	96.4
Steenbras Dam-Upper	Steenbras River	31.9	100.2	102.8	101.5
Stettynskloof Dam	Holsloot River	14.8	100.8	100.8	100.3
Stompdrift Dam	Olifants River	49.6	11	11.3	20.6
Theewaterskloof Dam	Riviersonderend	480.2	93.3	86.2	100.8
Voelvlei Dam	Voelvlei River	158.6	100	100.2	95.3
Wemmershoek Dam	Wemmers River	58.8	89.8	87.8	98.8
Wolwedans Dam	Groot Brak River	25.3	20.3	19.3	45
		1842.7	80.6	78.7	87.5

solar hot water in the Garden Route

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Oct 252010

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In some cases we can make use of your existing geyser (we call this a retrofit), but we try to find a solution that provides the right amount of hot water depending on your needs. There are different sizes of solar geysers and this influences the prices.
We also are able to offer you a choice of suppliers in some provinces. At the end of the day though, its all about getting you the right solution.

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Greywater and Rainwater Harvesting

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Oct 252010

Everyday millions of people, like you, wake up and take a hot shower before starting their day.
If its good enough for him its good enough for your garden
Some take an evening bath to wind down and relax while they soak in the tub.
Daughters enjoy the luxury of a long wash while attending to their locks.
For young children bath time is still a game of how to get you wet.
The bathroom tap runs while teeth are brushed, hands are washed and beard are shaved.
Family loads of washing flood the laundry daily.
An average four person household sends well over 125,000 litres of reusable water down the drain each year from bathrooms and laundries alone…
Rainwater fills your gutter and gushes out your downpipes to the stormwater drain.
The pool starts its backwash cycle, the water level drops as it drains.
and every time you flush, that’s more water gone to waste.

Where does all of that used water go?

If you have a septic system this water mixes with your black water (from flushing toilets) and eventually goes into the septic tank and drain fields. Possible ground or drinking water contamination could result. If you live in a municipality it might go into the sanitary sewer system.

In many parts of the country fresh water is scarce, especially during the hotter seasons of the year. Lawn watering contributes a great deal to freshwater depletion. Lower dam levels, groundwater and rivers result from increased fresh water usage.

There may be a better way…

Water Rhapsody greywater systems allow homeowners to filter greywater for use in watering gardens, plants and flushing toilets. Not disposing of greywater into septic systems keeps the septic tank and drain field from becoming overtaxed with fluids. In cities the sanitary sewer system also benefits from less volume of greywater to treat and process; preventing sewage spills.

What about Free Water?

This is possible too. If you could save up to 90% on your water bill and be off the grid and self sufficient over the rainy months then this option is for you. Rainwater harvesting offers you a unique sustainable solution to hand you your independence.

Modern rainwater harvesting systems allow the water tanks to be secretly placed away from the home and the soft rainwater to be send back into the house.

What are the options?

Continue paying exorbitant amounts every month on high water bills to ensure your garden survives summer. Keep in mind the water restriction may prevent you from irrigating.
Invest in a greywater system. Take the 125000 litres of water that gets drained to waste every year and irrigate your garden sanctuary. You will not only be exempt from water restriction, you will be saving the environment and your pocket.
Store and Harvest the rainwater that falls on your roof. Use this water inside your home and gain independence from the municipal water supply.

Alje van Hoorn Capewatersolutions

Kommer in Eden oor damme wat sak

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Oct 132010

In Beaufort-Wes is die dam kurkdroog.

TUINROETE NUUS – Wat reënval betref is George in 2010 slegter daaraan toe as in 2009, maar te danke aan die Eden- en George-munisipaliteite se proaktiewe optrede, is die watersituasie in die stad veel meer rooskleurig as verlede jaar.
Die rioolsuiweringsaanleg verskaf daagliks 10Ml water en die damvlak staan op ‘n gesonde 50%.

George word reeds vir vyf maande as ‘n groen dorp geklassifiseer wat beteken dat die Tuinroetedam vir ses maande plus water kan verskaf al sou dit nie ‘n druppel reën nie.
En dis ‘n goeie ding, want geen noemenswaardige reënbuie word vir die volgende drie maande voorspel nie, tradisioneel ons natste tyd.
Daar sal egter na verwagting eersdaags ‘n 10% verslapping in plaaslike waterbeperkings wees en mense sal weer hulle tuine met gieters kan natmaak.

Hoewel die situasie in George onder beheer is, lyk die watersekerheid vir die res van die Eden-streek beroerd.
Ten spyte van die goeie reën in Junie en Julie het die vloei van al die riviere in die streek drasties gedaal. As gevolg van die droogte is afloop ook minder, omdat die droë grond water vinnig opslurp.

In Mosselbaai word daar kliphard gespook om die ontsoutingsaanleg teen Februarie te voltooi en in Oudtshoorn is streng waterbeperkings en ‘n 50% tariefverhoging aangekondig.
In Beaufort-Wes is die dam kurkdroog en in Hessequa is die boorgatwater brak.

Die Le Grangedam in Kannaland se damwal is onstabiel en kan sodoende nooit genoeg opgaar nie.
Eden-rampbestuurder Gerhard Otto het verlede Vrydag ’n dringende vergadering met al die rolspelers in Ladismith bygewoon om oplossings vir die probleem te soek.

Otto sê die dorp is ekonomies erg afhanklik van die suiwelreus Parmalat, wat sy aanleg juis in die dorp gevestig het omdat hy verseker van water sou wees. Verstommend genoeg gebruik die mense steeds leiwater.
Volgens Otto laat die departement van waterwese tans vir Mosselbaai, George, Knysna, Bitou, Hessequa en Beaufort-Wes toe om slegs 60% van hul gerigistreerde water te gebruik.

“Hierdie beperkings gaan nou ook na Oudtshoorn en Kannaland uitgebrei word.
“In Mosselbaai word water van die Hartbeeskuildam vir verbruik gepomp, maar weens die klein uitlaat is die hoeveelheid maar beperk.”

Otto sê anders as Knysna en Mosselbaai kan Oudtshoorn en die ander binnelandse dorpe nie staatmaak op ontsoutingsaanlegte nie en sal daar baie kretief gedink moet word oor oplossings.
“Die boere in die Suid-Kaap kry baie swaar, maar die boere in die Wolwedansdam se opvangsgebied gee hulle volle samewerking. Sommige boere het selfs hulle eie meters ingesit het om te bewys hulle onttrek nie meer water as wat hulle mag nie.”

R50 miljoen is deur die rampfonds aangevra om boere in die Suid-Kaap van veevoer te voorsien en Otto is hoopvol dat die bedrag goedgekeur sal word.

Volgens gerugte is daar ook vir Mosselbaai ‘n taamlike groot rampfonds-meevallertjie op pad en as daar gekyk word na die weerpatrone van 2006 en 2007 wat nou weer kop uitsteek, is ‘n vloedjie of twee dalk ook in die lug.

Artikel: Ilse Schoonraad

Dam Levels - Western Cape 20th September 2010

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Sep 282010

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Western Cape Province State of Dams on 2010-09-20 by Water Affairs

FSC is full storage capacity in million cubic meters

Dam	River	FSC	This Week	Last Week	Last Year
Berg River dam	Berg River	127.1	99.4	99.9	100.4
Brandvlei Dam	Lower Brandvlei River	284.3	75.6	75.2	79.1
Buffeljags Dam	Buffeljags River	4.6	100.3	100	99.8
Bulshoek Dam	Olifants River	4.9	87.6	97	89.8
Calitzdorp Dam	Nels River	4.9	28.8	28.5	69.2
Clanwilliam Dam	Olifants River	121.8	99.5	99	97.3
Duiwenhoks Dam	Duiwenhoks River	6.2	33.2	33.2	40.3
Eikenhof Dam	Palmiet River	28.9	101.5	101.5	101.9
Elandskloof Dam	Elands River	11	82.9	86.4	100.4
Ernest Robertson Dam	Groot Brak R	0.5	95	97	64.5
Floriskraal Dam	Buffels River	50.3	43.2	43.2	98.9
Gamka Dam	Gamka River	1.9	0	0	14.3
Gamkapoort Dam	Gamka River	36.3	71	71.1	56.7
Garden Route Dam	Swart River	10	52.4	52.9	35.9
Haarlem Dam	Groot River	4.7	78.8	79.1	53.1
Hartebeestkuil Dam	Hartenbos River	7.2	35.8	36.3	67.3
Kammanassie Dam	Kammanassie River	34.4	11	12.3	42.8
Keerom Dam	Nuy River	9.8	94.6	94	100
Klipberg Dam	Konings River	2	57.9	57.8	87.3
Korentepoort Dam	Korinte River	8.1	30.4	31.3	38.1
Kwaggaskloof Dam	Doorn River	173.9	73.2	72.6	76.4
Lakenvallei Dam	Sanddrifskloof River	10.3	95.1	95.3	100.3
Leeugamka Dam	Leeu River	14.1	0	0.6	28.3
Miertjieskraal Dam	Brand River	1.6	0	0	6.8
Misverstand Dam	Berg River	6.5	110.3	112.7	117.2
Oukloof Dam	Cordiers River	4.2	25.1	27	99.6
Pietersfontein Dam	Pietersfontein River	2	78.7	79	99
Poortjieskloof Dam	Groot River	9.8	58.7	59.1	74.1
Prinsrivier Dam	Prins River	2.3	28.7	29.3	90.5
Roode Els Berg Dam	Sanddrifskloof River	7.8	71.1	75.5	100.2
Steenbras Dam-Lower	Steenbras River	33.9	56.8	56.6	100.2
Steenbras Dam-Upper	Steenbras River	31.9	95.6	95.3	98.8
Stettynskloof Dam	Holsloot River	14.8	100.8	100.8	101.5
Stompdrift Dam	Olifants River	49.6	15.8	15.9	27.1
Theewaterskloof Dam	Riviersonderend	480.2	94.5	94.6	102.1
Voelvlei Dam	Voelvlei River	158.6	98	98	99.8
Wemmershoek Dam	Wemmers River	58.8	82.4	81.7	99.9
Wolwedans Dam	Groot Brak River	25.3	16.3	16.7	45.5
TOTALS		1842.7	80.4	80.4	88.3

Dam Levels - Western Cape 13th September 2010

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Western Cape Province State of Dams on 2010-09-13 by Water Affairs

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Dam	River	FSC	This Week	Last Week	Last Year
Berg River dam	Berg River	127.1	99.9	100.3	100.5
Brandvlei Dam	Lower Brandvlei River	284.3	75.2	74.7	78.5
Buffeljags Dam	Buffeljags River	4.6	100	98.6	99.4
Bulshoek Dam	Olifants River	4.9	97	99.6	85.8
Calitzdorp Dam	Nels River	4.9	28.5	27.8	73.2
Clanwilliam Dam	Olifants River	121.8	99	99.4	99.5
Duiwenhoks Dam	Duiwenhoks River	6.2	33.2	33.2	42
Eikenhof Dam	Palmiet River	28.9	101.5	101.5	102
Elandskloof Dam	Elands River	11	86.4	85.7	100.4
Ernest Robertson Dam	Groot Brak R	0.5	97	99.7	69.4
Floriskraal Dam	Buffels River	50.3	43.2	43.5	99.2
Gamka Dam	Gamka River	1.9	0	0	15.5
Gamkapoort Dam	Gamka River	36.3	71.1	71.1	56.8
Garden Route Dam	Swart River	10	52.9	53.2	37.3
Haarlem Dam	Groot River	4.7	79.1	78.5	54.2
Hartebeestkuil Dam	Hartenbos River	7.2	36.3	36.4	68.1
Kammanassie Dam	Kammanassie River	34.4	12.3	12.7	43.7
Keerom Dam	Nuy River	9.8	94	93.3	100
Klipberg Dam	Konings River	2	57.8	57.6	86.1
Korentepoort Dam	Korinte River	8.1	31.3	31.9	39.1
Kwaggaskloof Dam	Doorn River	173.9	72.6	71.8	75.8
Lakenvallei Dam	Sanddrifskloof River	10.3	95.3	95.1	100.3
Leeugamka Dam	Leeu River	14.1	0.6	0.8	30.1
Miertjieskraal Dam	Brand River	1.6	0	0	22.9
Misverstand Dam	Berg River	6.5	112.7	114.4	116.3
Oukloof Dam	Cordiers River	4.2	27	27	99.6
Pietersfontein Dam	Pietersfontein River	2	79	79.1	99.3
Poortjieskloof Dam	Groot River	9.8	59.1	59.4	74.5
Prinsrivier Dam	Prins River	2.3	29.3	29.7	91.6
Roode Els Berg Dam	Sanddrifskloof River	7.8	75.5	75.5	100.3
Steenbras Dam-Lower	Steenbras River	33.9	56.6	57.4	100.1
Steenbras Dam-Upper	Steenbras River	31.9	95.3	94.9	100.5
Stettynskloof Dam	Holsloot River	14.8	107.2	101.5	101.3
Stompdrift Dam	Olifants River	49.6	15.9	16.1	27.3
Theewaterskloof Dam	Riviersonderend	480.2	94.6	94.7	102.9
Voelvlei Dam	Voelvlei River	158.6	98	99.1	100
Wemmershoek Dam	Wemmers River	58.8	81.7	80.8	100
Wolwedans Dam	Groot Brak River	25.3	16.7	17	46.6
		1842.7	80.5	80.4	88.7

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