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It was established in 1978 and is the largest dam in the Western Cape Water Supply System with a capacity of 480 million cubic metres, about 41% of the water storage capacity available to Cape Town, which has a population of over 4 million people. [1] The dam mainly serves for municipal and industrial use as well as for irrigation purposes.
The Cape Town water crisis in South Africa was a multi-year period in 2015–2020 of water shortage in the Western Cape region, most notably affecting the City of Cape Town. Dam water levels began decreasing in 2015 and the Cape Town water crisis peaked during mid-2017 to mid-2018 when water levels hovered between 14 and 29 percent of total dam ...
The Cape Town water crisis in South Africa was a multi-year period in 2015–2020 of water shortage in the Western Cape region, most notably affecting the City of Cape Town. Dam water levels began decreasing in 2015 and the Cape Town water crisis peaked during mid-2017 to mid-2018 when water levels hovered between 14 and 29 percent of total dam ...
At the 9:20 p.m. news conference, Toiya said the reservoir was at the 80-foot level and that evacuations would be required before the level reaches the dam's 88-foot maximum.
Steenbras Upper Dam is an earth-fill type dam located in the Hottentots Holland Mountains above Gordons Bay in the Western Cape, South Africa. It impounds the Steenbras River upstream of the older Steenbras Dam. The dam was constructed in 1977 for the City of Cape Town and serves mainly for municipal and industrial use. The hazard potential of ...
Wemmershoek Dam is a rock-fill type dam located on the Wemmershoek River near Franschhoek and Paarl in South Africa. It was constructed between 1953 and 1957 on behalf of the City of Cape Town . With a reservoir capacity of 58,644 megalitres (2,071.0 × 10 ^ 6 cu ft), it provides approximately 6.5% of the storage capacity of the Western Cape ...
Dec. 29—Honolulu has released its 2023 "Complete Streets " progress report, which details finished and ongoing projects underway for people walking, biking and accessing transit on Oahu.
The Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce says the best times to leave the Cape are: Monday through Friday between 2 to 9 p.m. (excluding Monday holidays), Saturdays after 2 p.m., and Sundays before 1 p.m ...