Limpopo dams remain stable this week
Local dam’s water level remains stable despite decreasing to a lower percentage from the beginning of the month.
According to the latest weekly report on dam levels by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), Tzaneen Dam which supplies water to farmers for irrigation in the area has seen a decrease from last week’s 102,3% to 101,9% this week.
The dam was at a very low of 25,9% last year at this time. Middle Letaba Dam is at a critically low level of 12,2% this week compared to last week’s 11,5%.
This is still an improvement from when it was sitting at 5,0% last year at this time.
Nandoni Dam supplied by Levhuvhu River has decreased to 103,4% this week compared to 104,5% last week.
The dam was 101,8% full last year at this time. Vondo Dam has also decreased by 102,0% this week, from last week’s 104,7%.
Ebenezer Dam in Groot Letaba, which supplies the majority of the communities around Polokwane, has seen an increase from 78,6% last week to 84.1% this week.
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A huge improvement from last year when it stood at 24,7% at this time. De Hoop Dam in Steelpoort, which supplies the community of Sekhukhune and the local mining industries, is now standing unchanged at 97,4% this week. Flag Boshielo Dam also experienced a decline albeit at its full capacity recording 102,3% this week. Last week it was standing at 106,5%.
The dam recorded 100,3% last year at this time. Mokolo Dam in Mokolo River remains full at 101,8% this week, a big improvement when it is compared to 62,2% level it was in last year at this time.
Doorndraai Dam in Sterk River which is also at its critically low levels has seen an improvement recording 38,8% this week compared to last week’s 34,0%, an improvement compared to when it reached 12,5% last year at this time.
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The state of reservoirs report shows that Limpopo’s provincial water storage is at a stable state amid its decrease to 87,8% this week from last week’s 88,3%.
This means that the stored water is currently at 1300,1 cubic metres out of a capacity of 1480,1 cubic metres.
Most of the dams have surpassed their capacity and this is a remarkable improvement from last year when the provincial water storage was at a low of 70,4% during this period.
Despite all these satisfying improvements in Limpopo’s water levels, the Department of Water and Sanitation still calls on water consumers in the province to continue using water sparingly as water remains a scarce
