Kwena Dam reaches 100%, breaches its walls
The Kwena Dam continues to rise and has breached the 100% mark.
In roughly the same period last year, it had breached its dam wall for the first time in five years. According to the Department of Water and Sanitation’s (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%.
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The other listed dams in the Ehlanzeni District and the Lowveld recorded mixed results, some showing slight improvements and others slightly declining. Klipkopjes and Primkop dams remain unchanged at 100% and 101.1%. 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% 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%. 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%
