Vaal Dam levels have risen to 108%, sparking concerns of potential flooding as residents recall past disasters.

Shade nets in water at Denysville Watersport club in the banks of the Vaal Dam in Salsolburg, Free State, 22 March 2025, after the flooding affected the shade nets. Picture :Nigel Sibanda /The ...

The Department and Water and Sanitation opened one sluice gate at the Vaal Dam on Thursday to increase outflows and manage dam water levels. In a statement on Thursday, the department said one ...

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has on Friday opened a second sluice gate at the Vaal Dam to manage increasing water levels due to the continuous rainfall. This follows the opening of ...

Vaal River system update: 6 valves opened at Vaal Dam to increase outflows and manage levels, Bloemhof releases at 400 mᵌ/s The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has opened 6 valves at the Vaal ...

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has opened a second sluice gate at the Vaal Dam to manage water levels due to ...

The water level of the Vaal dam has reached 98.99%, with the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), in line with its flood management plan, slowly releasing some water to ensure balance between ...

As the water levels of the Vaal dam reach 101.51%, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has reduced the outflow of water from 61.2 cubic metres a second (mᵌ/s) to 40 mᵌ/s as inflows ...

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has opened six valves at the Vaal Dam to gradually increase water outflows by another 200 cubic metres per second (mᵌ/s) and manage water levels.The ...

The Vaal Dam, boosted by above-average rainfall, surged past more than 97.8% on Wednesday and is now almost full. The dam, which has an additional flood-absorption capacity of 26%, is being ...

TVA spilled 450,000 gallons per second through Douglas Dam to move Hurricane Helene floodwaters downstream last September, but the record flow damaged a popular campground along the dam's tailwater.

Some of theUpper Missouri River Breaks National Monument campgrounds will open April 1, allowing for early springtime outdoor ...