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Primkop Dam close to overflowing

With the wide-spread rain in the Lowveld Primkop Dam is close to running over its dam wall.

February 17, 2017
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Photo: Netta Steenkamp

WHITE RIVER – Just a week ago the dam was still a few metres below the top of the dam wall but good recent rain in the catchment area made the dam’s level rise rapidly.

Netta Steenkamp posted a photo of the water level on social media this morning when it was just about to touch the support poles of the wooden jetty. Just a few hours later she posted more images with the jetty now well in the water and the dam level less than half a meter from overflowing.

This time last year the dam was at an all time low. Fish were dying in great numbers due to the blue green algae that rapidly spread throughout the dam.
In January this year the algae was no longer visible, but the dramatically low level was still very prevalent. The dam was well over two metres below the top of the dam wall and at the time predictions for rain was not very positive.

Also Read: UPDATE: Dam levels around White River are rising

Over the dam wall

At the pace the water is currently rising it could very well start overflowing by tonight or early tomorrow. The current rain also shows no signs of dissipating.

This image clearly illustrates the dam wall with relation to the jetty. Once the water level nears the bottom of the jetty, it will run over the wall behind it. Photo: Netta Steenkamp.

Also Read: Elusive Primkop croc reappears

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February 17, 2017
1 minute read

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