Vaal Dam still at capacity but outflow reduced

As the water level remains above full capacity, outflows have been reduced at the Vaal Dam for a second consecutive day.

- Oratile Mashilo

According to the latest data, the dam was 109.92% full on Tuesday, with two sluice gates initially open.

By 10am, one of the gates was closed to reduce the outflow to 307 cubic metres per second, following a slight drop in inflow levels.

The inflow on Tuesday had decreased to 220.7m³/s, down from 242.7m³/s recorded the previous day.

The Vaal Barrage also showed improved conditions, with a water level of 7.4m and an outflow of 601.1m³/s on Monday, a marked improvement from the 1771m³/s recorded last week.

On Monday, Bloemhof Dam's outflow was systematically reduced from 1100m³/s to 800m³/s by late afternoon.