All five sluice gates at the Vaal Dam remain open, following the opening of the fifth gate on Sunday morning. This decision comes as part of the department’s response to rising water volumes.

Meanwhile, at the Vaal Dam, the water levels have slightly dropped from Saturday’s 115.43% to 114.38% on Sunday, and the inflows from the upper catchment are at 877.38 mᵌ/s.

As the water levels of the Vaal dam continue to rise, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) will keep all the five sluice gates open, with no changes in the dam’s outflow of 760 cubic ...

According to department spokesperson Wisane Mavasa, it brings to 10 the number of sluice gates that were opened at the Vaal Dam. She said the department might open more sluice gates if heavy rains ...

In a statement on Thursday, the department said one sluice gate of the Vaal Dam opened at 12pm, in order to increase releases, due to the increased water levels at the dam amid continuous rainfall.

The department of water & sanitation (DWS) will open sluice gates to releasewater from the Vaal Dam on Thursday. For the first time since 2017, the Vaal dam was full on Monday and has now breached ...

Two sluice gates at the Vaal dam remain open, while the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has reduced the outflow at Bloemhof dam. The current water outflow of 292.86 cubic metres per ...

To manage and protect infrastructure, the department said it took the decision to keep a total of four gates open for now. The dam - which supplies most of Gauteng - stood at 108.5% on Monday morning.

Torrential rains in South Africa’s northern provinces led to the opening of water sluices at the country’s second-largest dam by area hat may cause flooding if wet conditions persist, the ...

Meanwhile, at the Vaal Dam, the water levels have slightly dropped from Saturday’s 115.43% to 114.38% on Sunday, and the inflows from the upper catchment are at 877.38 mᵌ/s.