WELCOME rains fell throughout Tuesday and into the night in large parts of Zululand, mostly along the coast, but vital dam catchment areas received little rainfall.
The Goedertrouw Dam remains under 28%, 0.7% below the previous week’s level.
This time last year the dam’s level stood at 51.4%
Hluhluwe Dam is a worrying 20.4%, having lost 0.9% during the last week, compared to last year’s 60.7%.
The Klipfontein Dam has dipped under 20% at 19.9%.
To put the seriousness of the drought in perspective, last year it stood at 88%.
The Pongolapoort Dam has lost almost 1.5% over the last week and is now standing at 48.1%
SA Sugar Research Institute rainfall figures
Makhathini (ARC) – 1.4mm
St Lucia/Monzi – 36.9mm
Mtubatuba – 23.5mm
Empangeni (SASRI) – 8.3mm
Heatonville (Pogela) – 6.5mm
Heatonville – 7.4mm
Melmoth – 0.8mm
Nkwanini (Riverbend) – 6.2mm
eShowe (Woodgarth) – 2.5mm
eShowe – 5mm
Gingindlovu (SASRI) – 0.6mm
iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Coastal Forest section – 71mm
uMkhuze north – 4mm
uMkhuze south – 12mm
False Bay – 34mm
Charters Creek – 39mm
Western Shores – 61mm
St Lucia Estuary – 78mm.
