Heavy rain helps boost dam levels in Little Karoo and surrounds

Heavy rain a few weeks ago in some areas of the Little Karoo and across the Gouritz catchment has helped boost dam levels.
Some areas surrounding the water stressed town of Ladismith in the Western Cape saw dramatic improvements almost overnight.
Gerhard Otto is the Head of Disaster Management at the Garden Route District Municipality.
“We really didn’t expect the rainfall we got two weeks ago, so in general all the dams in the Gouritz catchment are up by about 10%. In some areas it was remarkable to see for instance the Tierkloof Dam from 4% to 100% overnight.”

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