Cape Town Dam Report

Cape Town dam levels surge nearly 20% in a wonderfully wet July

July was a particularly fruitful month for Cape Town and its surface water storage system. On the eve of yet another strong cold front,…

Cape Town dams now 65% full after rain from ‘intense’ cold front

All this rain in Cape Town has to go somewhere, right? According to the City, it seems that a fair amount has found its…

Cape Town dam levels jump 2.7% after another weekend of heavy rain

It’s been another wet weekend for Cape Town, and all that precipitation has contributed to a bumper dam level report this week. According to…

Cape Town dam levels back above 50% after weekend’s winter storm

This past weekend’s rainfall has brought a huge relief to residents and reservoirs in what has been another dry start to Cape Town’s winter….

Graph: Cape Town’s dams are in much better shape than last year

Cape Town’s combined dam level have dropped another 0.7% over the previous week, the latest report from the City revealed. Issued on Monday, the…

Cape Town’s dams continue drying trend into November

Cape Town’s dam levels dropped 0.6% this past week, according to the latest report by the City. Overall, dam levels remain just below three-quarters…

Cape Town’s dams end October on a negative note

After a week of extremely hot weather, Cape Town’s overall water consumption has spiked to a new high, while its dam levels have dropped….

City of Cape Town in talks with DWS to relax water restrictions

After its latest dam report heralded more good news, the City of Cape Town announced that it is in talks with national government to…

Cape Town’s dams begin September nearly two-thirds full

After we highlighted the Berg River Dam’s slow roll to 100% capacity in last week’s report, Cape Town’s other supply dams are the star…

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…

Cape Town’s dams hit 60% mark for the first time in 2 years

Cape Town’s dams have reached another critical milestone this week. According to the City of Cape Town’s latest dam report issued Monday, the reservoirs…

Cape Town dam levels now just below 60%

Recent rains has brought a much needed mid-winter refill to much of Cape Town’s outlying dams. According to the City of Cape Town’s latest…

In graphs: we chart Cape Town’s rainfall in May, June and July 2018

May has come, and July has gone. And just like that, winter is nearly over in Cape Town. In a few months’ time, it’ll…

Cape Town’s dam storage levels end July at 56.8% full

July may not have seen as much rain as June, but Cape Town’s dam levels finish the month 8.5% higher than last. This comes…

Cape Town’s hot, dry July means 6B water restrictions will continue

Another hot, dry and precipitation-scarce week hasn’t had much of an impact on Cape Town’s dam levels, this according to the City’s latest report….

Cape Town’s Theewaterskloof Dam breaks the 40% full mark

After a few weeks of rapid increases, Cape Town’s dam levels have seemingly plateaued. This week the City of Cape Town’s latest report saw…

Cape Town dam levels have more than doubled in a year

If you’ve turned your head to the sky this past week, you may have noticed something: it hasn’t rained. At all. Since 2 July…

Big news: Cape Town’s dam levels smash through the 50% mark

We’ve done it, Cape Town. The city’s dam storage levels have breached the 50% full mark after the weekend’s cold front swept through the…

After the storm, Cape Town’s dam levels are now at 48.3%

Update: As of 3 July, Cape Town’s dam levels are now at 50.3%. Read the full story here. The storm clouds have cleared above…

Cape Town’s dams are now 42.7% full

Cape Town’s dam storage is up once again, but by a smaller margin. Last week, dam levels stood at 38.1%. This week, the City…

40.3%: that’s how full Cape Town’s dams are right now

Watching Cape Town’s dams fill from the water’s edge may be as boring as watching paint dry, but to see the numbers slowly increase…

In graphs: Cape Town’s dam storage jumps by 28% in just 8 weeks

At the end of April, the water situation in Cape Town was dire. Dams were nearly empty. In fact, the Department of Water and…

Cape Town’s dams are now healthier than they were in June 2016

There’s some more good news this week for thirsty Cape Town. As of 11 June 2018, the city’s total dam storage levels stood at…

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