According to DWS in February 2020 the dam was at just 57%.
“With the strong inflows, the integrated Vaal river system continues to recharge, with the example of the Vaal Dam reaching 100% at 5pm on Monday, February 8.”
???? ????????BREAKING: VAAL DAM HITS 100% FULL ON MONDAY EVENING, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY 3 YEARS!!! The dam has capacity to go up to around 126% full!
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2017— Gauteng Weather (@tWeatherSA) February 8, 2021
The Vaal Dam has reached 100% at 17:00 this afternoon. Meanwhile, strong inflows from the catchments supplying the Integrated Vaal River System (IVRS) continue strongly. #WaterIsLife @LindiweSisuluSA@Rand_Water https://t.co/KQppZpi2Fs pic.twitter.com/32cgqh3uEQ
— Water&SanitationRSA (@DWS_RSA) February 8, 2021
“The dams in Gauteng also continue to recharge considerably, but the main source of contentment is based on the fact that the catchment, whose tributaries feed the integrated Vaal river system, have had hefty recharges. Even the two dams in the mountain kingdom [Lesotho], Katse and Mohale, are recovering.”