Mpumalanga dam levels continue to rise through December
Average water levels of the dams in Mpumalanga Province increased from 85.0% to 87.4% in one week.
Mpumalanga recorded a further rise in water volumes as the levels in most listed dams and water management areas continue to increase.
According to the latest Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) weekly state of reservoirs’ report of December 20, the average water levels in the listed dams in Mpumalanga Provinc increased from last week’s 85.0% to 87.4%. In the Water Management Areas (WMA), the Olifants WMA recorded an increase from 72.4% to 76.8% and the Inkomati-Usuthu WMA increased from 89.1% to 90.5%.
Despite the continuous acceleration in most of the listed dams in the province, there are some dams that recorded declines in water volumes.
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In the Gert Sibande District, Nooitgedacht Dam dropped from 101.8% to 97.3% and Vygeboom Dam dropped from 102.1% to 101.6%. In Nkangala District, Witbank Dam dropped from 98.9% to 93.4% and Middelburg Dam dropped from 97.1% to 95.7%. Driekoppies and Longmere dams in the Ehlanzeni District remained unchanged at 100.8% and 78.1% respectively.
The Ehlanzeni District brings good news as Blyderivierpoort Dam increased from 85.0% to 91.4%, Buffelskloof from 97.8% to 100.3%, Klipkopjes from 90.9% to 94.3%, Witklip from 88.4% to 91.3%, Primkop from 100.4% to 100.9%, Kwena from 77.4% to 79.4%, Da Gama from 93.7% to 97.0%, Inyaka from 76.4% to 76.6% and Ohrigstad from 29.0% to 29.7%.
In Gert Sibande District, Grootdraai Dam continued its increase above 100% by increasing from 101.9% to 105.9%, Jericho Dam increased from 88.1% to 84.8%, Westoe from 37.8% to 41.6%, Morgenstond from 86.7% to 91.3% and Heyshope from 93.9% to 96.4%.
In Nkangala District, Loskop increased from 93.7% to 102.0% and Rhenosterkop or Mkhombo Dam increased from 6.1% to 6.3%.
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The Department of Water and Sanitation encouraged the public to continue using water wisely and more conservatively despite the rainfall the country had as South Africa is still a dry and water scarce country.
The DWS also encouraged the public to be cautious along dams and riverbanks as water levels increase and avoid flooded areas to prevent the loss of lives and property.
