Dam levels increase as rain continues
The rain is expected to still affect the escarpment and Lowveld areas of Limpopo and Mpumalanga, and the eastern Highveld on Monday.
As a result of the heavy rain the area received in the last 24 hours, dam levels in the Inkomati-Usuthu catchment are increasing.
Kwena Dam, which supplies water to users downstream, including the City of Mbombela, had been a serious cause for concern last week as it continued to drop below the 30 per cent mark. Now, according to the Department of Water and Sanitation’s weekly state-of-reservoirs report, Kwena increased from 28 per cent last week to 35,2 per cent. This is expected to further increase as more rain is forecasted and rivers running into the dam are reported to be flooded.
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Nooitgedacht is up from last week’s 83,1 per cent to 85 per cent this week, Vygeboom from 79,2 per cent to 84,1 per cent, Witklip from 71,4 per cent to 100,3 per cent and Inyaka from 54 per cent to 58,5 per cent.
More dam levels will be supplied as soon as they become available.
A level-10 warning for disruptive rain has been issued by the South African Weather Service. The rain is expected to still affect the escarpment and Lowveld areas of Limpopo and Mpumalanga, and the eastern Highveld on Monday.
