{"id":52345,"date":"2026-03-11T09:22:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T09:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=52345"},"modified":"2026-03-11T09:22:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T09:22:18","slug":"vaal-dam-holds-above-full-capacity-for-13-consecutive-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/03\/11\/vaal-dam-holds-above-full-capacity-for-13-consecutive-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaal Dam holds above full capacity for 13 consecutive days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2>The Reservoir has been tracking these cascading effects across the system as managers work to balance storage levels with flood risk. <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Vaal Dam has remained above 100% capacity for nearly two weeks, with water resource managers carefully balancing inflows and outflows to manage downstream conditions across the Upper Vaal Water Management Area.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-vaal-dam-stays-full-as-inflows-ease-and-gate-operations-shift\">Vaal Dam stays full as inflows ease and gate operations shift <\/h2>\n<p>The Vaal Dam recorded a level of 101.38% on Wednesday, maintaining its position above full supply capacity for a 13th consecutive day, according to the latest data from The Reservoir, the water resources information centre for the catchment management forums of the upper Vaal water management area.<\/p>\n<p>Inflows into the dam on the day stood at 140.7m\u00b3\/s, while outflows were recorded at 111.6 m\u00b3\/s, with one gate open.<\/p>\n<p>The Reservoir noted that on Tuesday, the dam was sitting at 101.38%, though conditions had been markedly different.<\/p>\n<p>Inflows were significantly higher at 247.7 m\u00b3\/s, while outflows were sharply reduced to just 11.0 m\u00b3\/s, with no gates open at that point. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor Vaal Dam, the recommendation today is to close all valves and open one gate,\u201d The Reservoir reported on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, inflows were recorded at 167.1 m\u00b3\/s with outflows also at 11.0 m\u00b3\/s and no gates open, as the dam sat at exactly 101.00%, marking its 11th consecutive day above capacity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: Giyani water project still incomplete after 16 years and R4.5bn<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-downstream-management-tightens\">Downstream management tightens<\/h3>\n<p>Conditions at the Vaal Barrage have also been closely monitored, with levels rising from 7.4 metres on both 9 and 10 March to 7.6 metres by 11 March. <\/p>\n<p>Outflows at the Barrage climbed substantially over the same period, from 44.3 m\u00b3\/s on 9 March to 22.5 m\u00b3\/s on 10 March, before surging to 179.8 m\u00b3\/s by 11 March. <\/p>\n<p>Water temperature at the Barrage was recorded at 20.2\u00b0C on 11 March, easing slightly from 21.0\u00b0C the previous day. <\/p>\n<p>The sharp increase in Barrage outflows by 11 March aligns with the opening of a gate at the Vaal Dam.<\/p>\n<p>The Reservoir has been tracking these cascading effects across the system as managers work to balance storage levels with flood risk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor Bloemhof Dam, the recommendation today is to increase the discharge to 150m\u00b3\/s at 10:00,\u201d The Reservoir stated in its 10 March operational guidance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: Acsa disputes claims OR Tambo tenants weren\u2019t warned about water outage<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p>Add The Citizen as a Preferred Source on Google and follow us on Google News to see more of our trusted reporting in Google News and Top Stories.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Vaal #Dam #holds #full #capacity #consecutive #days<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Reservoir has been 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