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Mpumalanga’s dams are almost at full storage capacity
Jericho Dam has recorded a massive increase in levels since last week.
The provincial state of dams report of January 2 shows dams across Mpumalanga are mostly unchanged since last week.
The full storage capacity of the province’s main storage facilities measured at 97% full, the same as last week.
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66% of Mpumalanga’s main dams are now over 100% full. The only exceptions are Inyaka (78.7%), Jericho (98.5%), Klipkopjes (99.9%), Middelburg (94.4%), Morgenstond (99.1%), Ohrigstad (37.7%), Rhenosterkop (68.4%) and Witbank (98.1%).
Jericho Dam recorded a massive 38% increase over the last week and now stands at 98.5% full.
