Cape Town’s huge Berg River Dam is nearly 100% full

Drought? What drought, Cape Town?

After the latest dam report was issued by the City of Cape Town on Monday, there’s nothing but good news for the city’s thirsty residents.

As of Tuesday 28 August, dam levels are now at a combined total of 63.5%. More impressively, some dams are nearly 100% full.

The beautiful Berg River Dam 😍Currently sitting at a whopping 90% capacity 💦 With more rain predicted for this weekend 🌧 One of the many beautiful attractions to be seen in Franschhoek 👀 #franschhoek #openforwinter

A post shared by Franschhoek Wine Valley (@franschhoek_sa) on Aug 23, 2018 at 6:35am PDT

Apart from the Steenbras Upper — which is normally overcapacity at this point each year — the Berg River Dam is now 95.2% full. Last year, the City’s third largest dam was 54.8% full.

The Berg River Dam was just 55% full last year

The Wemmershoek too is at 85.7% full. That’s more than double what it was last year.

And the second largest dam in the system, the Voëlvlei, is now at 66.3% full. In 2017, it was 24.7% full.

Notably, dam levels remain low for other reservoirs.

The all important Theewaterskloof Dam — the puddle responsible for more than 54% of Cape Town’s surface water storage — is only 44.3% full.

Be sure to catch Memeburn’s extensive coverage of Cape Town’s water crisis here.

Feature image: City of Cape Town