Kwena Dam breaches 100% mark
The Kwena Dam continues to rise and has breached the 100% mark. In roughly the same period last year, it for the first time in more than five years breached its dam wall.
According to the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) weekly state of reservoirs report of January 24, the Kwena Dam recorded a 4.3% increase in water volumes from last week’s 96.7% to 101.0%.
The other listed dams in the Ehlanzeni District and the Lowveld recorded mixed results with some recording slight improvements and others slightly declining. Klipkopjes and Primkop dams remain unchanged at 100.0% and 101.1%.
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The other dams that followed Kwena in recording improvements included Longmere rising from 89.3% to 89.9%, Inyaka from 79.8% to 80.8%, and Ohrigstad from 34.5% to 37.4%.
On the decline, Blyderivierpoort Dam dropped from 101.0% to 100.6%, Buffelskloof from 102.2% to 100.5%, Driekoppies from 101.9% to 101.1%, Witklip from 100.4% to 100.3%, and Da Gama from 100.3% to 99.8%.
In relation to provincial overview, the DWS report shows that the average water levels in the listed dams in Mpumalanga have slightly increased from 92.4% to 92.5%.
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The water management areas (WMA) recorded mixed results with the Olifants WMA slightly dropping from 81.2% to 80.8% and the Inkomati-Usuthu WMA increasing from 98.1% to 98.3%.
The DWS urges the public to be responsible and use the available water wisely.
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