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Middelburg Dam water level exceeds 99%, sluice gate to open today

Residents should avoid activity near the Klein Olifants River, as a Middelburg Dam sluice gate is set to open today.

May 4, 2025
Middelburg Observer Less than a minute
A picture of opened sluice gates.
Archive photo: The sluice gates at the Middelburg Dam.

UPDATE: You can watch stunning footage of the Middelburg Dam opening a sluice gate here:

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Stunning footage of the Middelburg Dam opening a sluice gate

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The Steve Tshwete Local Municipality (STLM) has announced that a Middelburg Dam sluice gate will be opened today.

Sitting at a water level over 99%, one sluice gate will be opened at 12:00.

STLM has urged precaution, and for residents to ‘move away and avoid activities near the Klein Olifants River’.

You can view STLM’s announcement here: STLM Facebook

 

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May 4, 2025
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Sjani Campher

Sjani has been working as a community journalist and photographer at the Middelburg Observer since 2018, during which she has been responsible for the content creation for both digital and print, as well as maintaining the publication's online platforms. She is a member of the Forum for Community Journalists, and focuses on fields including hard news, investigative reporting, human interest, columns and sports.
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