Witbank Dam full after good rains
Other dams in the province have also breached the 100% mark.
Witbank Dam reached 100.8% yesterday.
This morning the dam is steady at 100,2% and the outflow is kept at 134 cumec.
According to the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) weekly state of reservoirs report of April 11, the Witbank Dam recorded a 3.4% increase from last week’s 98.1% to 101.5%.
The other listed dams in the Nkangala District also recorded improvements in water levels. Middelburg Dam decreased from 98.4% to 96.7%, Loskop Dam increased from 100.3% to 103.0% and Rhenosterkop / Mkhombo Dam increased from 26.5% to 28.6%.
The water situation in the listed dams in the Nkangala District is in line with the provincial situation which also recorded improvements.
The average dam levels in the Mpumalanga Province recorded a 2.3% improvement, increasing from 92.8% to 95.1%.
“DWS encourages the public to be extra careful on rainy days to prevent the loss of lives and property,” said Mr Themba Khoza from DWS.
The department urges people not to try to cross flooded roads and rivers and to move to higher ground when water levels increase to prevent flood related disasters.
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