Cape Town’s major dam levels have dropped slightly from where they were last week.
The Western Cape Department of Water and Sanitation’s latest provincial dam report, issued on Monday, 6 October, depicts the drop.
According to the report, the total percentage recorded by the province is 91.1% which is a slight drop from last week’s 91.7%. This also indicates a slightly noticeable difference from last year’s 100.6%, reported around the same time.
Steenbaras Lower Dam has dipped from last week’s 97.6% to 96.5%.  This is not a huge difference from last year’s level of 97.8%.
Theewaterskloof Dam, the largest dam supplying Cape Town, is currently at 85.0%, showing a slight dip from last week’s 85.4%. Compared to last year’s level at this time, which was 101.7% following heavy rains, the current level is a huge drop.
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Other dams
The Steenbras Upper Dam level decreased from 101.4% to 100.8%, representing a decrease from 98.8% at the same time last year.
The Voëlvlei Dam went from 102.1% last week to 100.7% this week, which is also slightly higher than last year’s 98.6%.
While Berg River Dam remains at the same 99.8% from last week, Wemmershoek Dam dipped from 88.1% to 87.0% this week. This is not a significant difference from last year’s 99.9%.
The total percentage storage is recorded at 91.1% this week, which is a noticeable change from the 100.6% of last year around this time.
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