Despite opening five of the gates at the Vaal Dam over the past few days ... gates and creating a white cloud over the dam. Meanwhile, on the dam wall, the rapid flow of water is so loud it ...

“The Vaal Dam measuring stations, over 400 in total, can tell DWS 4 days in advance of the inflows before it reaches the dam wall,” Swart explained. “With them keeping only 5 gates ...

By last month, the dam was full, with the DWS opening ten of ... downstream of the Vaal river catchment, to prevent any catastrophic overflow and potential dam wall breaks. On March 20, the ...

The water and sanitation department has opened another four sluice gates at the Vaal Dam after heavy rains and flooding. This brings to 10 the number of sluice gates opened. It might open more if ...

Rising water at the Vaal Dam has officials considering opening a further sluice gate to ease capacity. This will increase the flow of water into the Vaal River and the danger of flooding downstream.

More sluice gates have been opened at Vaal Dam to manage water levels and those living downstream are feeling the brunt. According to the Department of Water and Sanitation spokesperson Wisane ...

The dam reached its limit of more than 100% in water storage levels over the weekend. [WATCH] Vaal residents taking no chance after evacuation order The opening of five sluice gates resulted in ...

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 ...

Speaking from the Vaal Dam wall, Majodina assured the public that ... to be aware of the dangers of strong tides due to the open gates. “Water currents are not always visible on the surface ...

Torrential rains in South Africa’s northern provinces led to the opening ... The Vaal Dam is 105 percent full and seven sluices were opened to reduce pressure on its wall, the Department of ...