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DWS closes two more Vaal dam sluice gates, four to remain open

2nd May 2025

By: Natasha Odendaal

Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

     

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After closing two sluice gates at the Vaal dam on Thursday, another two will be closed on Friday.

This will leave four sluice gates open as the water level of, and inflow into, the dam decreases to 113.25% and 492.92 cubic metres per second (m³/s) respectively.

On Thursday, the water inflows registered at 783.59 m³/s and the water level at 114.89%.

One sluice gate will be closed at 10h00 and another at 16h00.

As water levels at Bloemhof dam, where five radial gates remain open at different release levels, water releases have been gradually reduced to 2 400 m³/s and will be reduced again at 12:00 to 2 100 m³/s.

The dam stood at 113.09% on Friday, compared with 115.13% on Thursday.

One gate at Grootdraai dam, the water level of which stood at 102.58%, will be closed on Friday.

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

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