Water levels continue to drop in Mpumalanga
In Ehlanzeni, only the Inyaka Dam recorded an improvement, rising over 100%. Most of the other dams in the province showed a decline in water levels. Read more about it here.
Water levels continue to drop in the dams, water management areas (WMA) and districts across Mpumalanga as expected during the dry winter season.
According to the Department of Water and Sanitation’s weekly state of reservoirs report of June 24, the average dam levels recorded a further drop from last week’s 94.4% to 94.2%. Water levels also dropped in the water management areas, with the Olifants WMA dropping from 84.9% to 84.5% and the Inkomati-Usuthu WMA dropping from 94.9% to 94.8%. The dam levels under the Ehlanzeni District also recorded declines in water levels from 98.4% to 98.3%.
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Only Inyaka Dam showed a slight improvement, rising from last week’s 99.7% to 100.3%.
The dams that remained unchanged in water volumes include Kwena at 99.9%, Witklip at 99.7%, Da Gama at 98.4%, Primkop at 97% and Klipkopjes at 99%.
The Lowveld dams which recorded declines include Driekoppies dropping from 98.8% to 98.5%, Blyderivierspoort from 99.8% to 99.3%, Buffelskloof from 90.2% to 89.6%, Longmere from 91.8% to 89.1% and Ohrigstad from 58.6% to 57.1%.
