No inflow into dams yet

ELLANIE SMITWINDHOEKEven though the country has received its first rains for the year, there has been no inflow into the storage dams yet.Five of the storage dams are still more than 70% full, while Neckartal, which is Namibia’s largest dam, is at 92.5% of its capacity.This means that it holds 792 894 million cubic metres of water at the moment.The total average level of Namibia’s dams at the beginning of this week stood at 73.2%, in comparison to last week when it was 49.9%. Last week’s figure did not take into account the Neckartal Dam’s level.Last season the average of the dam levels stood at 54.8%.In the central area, the average dam level stood at 58.6%, compared to last season’s 61.7%.The Swakoppoort Dam is now at 75.3% of its capacity, the Von Bach Dam is 46.2% full and the level of the Omatako Dam is at 42.1%Meanwhile the Friedenau Dam is 76.2% full and the Goreangab Dam is at 94.1%.In the South the average level stands at 79.7% compared to last season’s 56.9%.The Hardap Dam is currently 46.4% full, the Neckartal Dam’s level stands at 92.5% and the Naute Dam is at 80.4%.These are the three largest dams in the country.Last season the Hardap Dam was 68% full, Neckartal 47.9% and Naute was at 104.1% of its capacity.Also in the South, the level of the Oanob Dam stands at 75.3%, the Dreihuk Dam at 17.4% and the Bondels Dam is empty.In the east of the country, the average of the dam levels is 42.2%, which is only slightly less than last season when it was 45.4%.The Otjivero Main Dam is 41.4% full, the Tilda Viljoen Dam 45.2% and the Daan Viljoen Dam at Gobabis 50.6%.In other parts of the country the Omaruru Delta Dam located in the Erongo Region is empty and the Omatjenne dams are empty, the same as last season.The Olushandja Dam in the Oshana Region is 14.1% full, compared to last season’s 16.6%.

No inflow into dams yet

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Namibian Sun 2022-07-04

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