WATCH: Theewaterskloof Dam 100 percent and overflowing

Last Updated on 30th October 2020 9:47 AM by AfriWX

Theewaterskloof Dam in the Western Cape is Overflowing

The Theewaterskloof Dam has reached 100% and is currently overflowing. Hallelujah 🙌🙌🙌

Yes it’s true, Theewaterskloof Dam in the Western Cape is overflowing. This is an amazing turnaround from when the dam was at 12.9% full and the province gripped in a terrible drought.

Local government MEC Anton Bredell said “The turnaround has been magnificent”.

Beautiful Video and Photos of Theewaterskloof Overflowing

Latest new videos of Theewaterskloof dam overflowing on Sunday 4 October 2020 sent to us by Chris Van Rooyen

Xander Olivier one of our Twitter followers visited the dam on Friday 2 Oct 2020 and this is what he saw.

At the beginning of 2018, the City of Cape Town and its four million inhabitants faced running out of water completely. 

The Theewaterskloof dam on the outskirts of Villiersdorp holds 480 406 000 m3 (cubic meter) of water and covers a surface area of 5 059 hectares.

Social Media Posts on Theewaterskloof Overflowing

[WATCH] The Theewaterskloof Dam in the Western Cape is currently flourishing after the good rains. It is currently 100% full.

Even with these good news, water conservation should remain a priority for all of us. #SaveWater 💦💦

Have a good weekend Mzansi 🇿🇦@LindiweSisuluSA pic.twitter.com/P3gdYpHWVp

— Water&SanitationRSA (@DWS_RSA) October 2, 2020

[WATCH] Theewaterskloof damn overflowing https://t.co/Dx3nHvsGUM pic.twitter.com/sgvKdgKrDQ

— Jacaranda News (@JacaNews) October 3, 2020

More video of water overflowing from Theewaterskloof Dam 🙌 https://t.co/2lFBCl92PM

— Weather🌩️by AfriWX (@afriwx) October 2, 2020

Wonderful sight https://t.co/rLP2MeORDf

— Weather🌩️by AfriWX (@afriwx) October 2, 2020

What a MAGNIFICENT sight 🙌🙌 #Theewaterskloof dam overflowing. https://t.co/5C5ZAXUFrr

— Weather🌩️by AfriWX (@afriwx) October 2, 2020

Theewaterskloof Dam RN! #Smile904FmNews pic.twitter.com/2i27FDBV6k

— Smile90.4 FM (@Smile904FM) October 2, 2020

This is a day worth celebrating! Theewaterskloof is at 100%!#rejoice https://t.co/Hwsr84qFVu

— iPlut0 wears a mask (@iPlut0) October 2, 2020

Theewaterskloof is finally at 100% capacity https://t.co/PIB6k9XkpP

— KBY.za.net (@KBYzaNet) October 1, 2020

⚠BREAKING NEWS

The Theewaterskloof Dam is at 100% capacity and is currently overflowing. 🙌 Amazing Grace. Thank you Lord. pic.twitter.com/aN55CSH0dw

— Southern Staying 🏡 Holiday Homes (@SouthernStaying) October 1, 2020

Capetonians can rejoice! Theewaterskloof dam is at 100% capacity. The main feeder dam has slowly been filling up after glorious winter rainfalls and has finally reached this impressive milestone. https://t.co/E9zBEC7roF pic.twitter.com/4yRGiSW5bp

— Cape {Town} Etc (@CapeTownEtc) October 1, 2020

#Theewaterskloof is full to the brim. https://t.co/Fl1Z26ZLYQ

— Weather Master (@JoelGuy_) October 1, 2020

It is official now, #Theewaterskloof dam near #Villiersdorp start to over flow a few minutes ago #happinessoverflowing 📸 Werner Barnard @afriwx @SAWeatherServic @AnnetteBotha_WX @debeer_anika @maroelamedia @JoelGuy_ @sabcnuus @Amorersg @rsg @AgriWesKaap @TheSAnews @News24 pic.twitter.com/gP3gBY3GUB

— Weernuus & Reënval in die RSA (WRR) (@ReenvalIn) October 1, 2020

After 5 years of drought and immense hardships that follow, although it is still to be confirmed by officialdom, the #Theewaterskloofdam started overflowing this afternoon, a joyous moment.📹Ian van den Berg @Die_Burger @dieCourant @eNCA @AgriSA1904 @AgriWesKaap @maroelamedia pic.twitter.com/5KOQKd8ii0

— ReenvalSA (@ReenvalSA) October 1, 2020

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About Theewaterskloof Dam

From Wikipedia

Theewaterskloof Dam is an earth-fill type dam located on the Sonderend River near Villiersdorp, Western Cape, South Africa. Administratively it is located within Theewaterskloof Local Municipality. It was established in 1978 and is the largest dam in the Western Cape Water Supply System with a capacity of 480 million cubic metres, about 41% of the water storage capacity available to Cape Town, which has a population of over 4 million people.^[1] The dam mainly serves for municipal and industrial use as well as for irrigation purposes.

Below-average rainfall since 2015 have seen the Theewaterskloof water level drop to critical levels. Water restrictions were imposed by the City of Cape Town in 2016 to meet a target of 600 million litres of water per day,^[2] with residents limited to 100 litres of water per day and a ban on car washing, watering gardens and topping up swimming pools with municipal water.