The heavy downpours in recent weeks effected by the tropical storm, cyclone Eloise, wreaked havoc in numerous parts of the country, but there were some positives too.
Dams that supply water to millions of residents overflowing and drought-stricken areas receiving long-awaited relief were some of the positives for the country. Zooming in locally, the Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden’s main attraction, the Witpoortjie Waterfall is another beneficiary of the recent rain as the large volumes of water gushing from a height of 70 metres is a sight to behold.
On Sunday, 14 February, the momentum of the water cascading down the Witpoortjie Falls was high. The stream through the Garden it feeds was flowing at a rapid speed – much to the excitement of the visitors to the Garden.
The Witpoortjie Falls form part of the Witwatersrand Basin which feeds the Crocodile River, one of the largest rivers in the country to flow from Gauteng through North West to become the
Limpopo River and eventually flow into the Indian Ocean.
