Our Dam Levels and Water Status
OVERSTRAND DAM LEVELS AT THE END OF OCTOBER 2024
The state of dam levels supplying Overstrand as of 31 October 2024 (with last year’s levels during the same time in brackets):
- De Bos at Hermanus: 100.5% (100.5%)
- Buffelsrivier at Betty’s Bay: 100% (100%)
- Kraaibosch at Gansbaai: 105% (101%)
- Koekemoer at Pearly Beach: 100% (100%)
- Pearly Beach: 86% (63%)
De Bos Dam level update for last week (07 Oct to 13 Oct 2024):
- De Bos Dam level: 100.55 %
- Change in De Bos Dam level from previous week: – 0.38 %.
- Previous year, 13 Oct 2023, Dam level: 101.63 %
- Average daily water consumption: 14.175 million litres per day (previous week: 12.829 million litres per day)
- Rainfall for the week: 0.0 mm.
Overstrand dam levels: July 2024
The state of dam levels supplying Overstrand at end-July 2024:
Buffelsrivier – 109%
De Bos – 101%
Kraaibosch – 106%
Pearly Beach – 75%
Koekemoer at Pearly Beach – 100%
- The De Bos Dam in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley is the main water source for Greater Hermanus, apart from 10 boreholes.
- Rooi-Els, Pringle Bay, and Betty’s Bay are supplied by the Buffels River Dam, while Kleinmond is supplied by the Palmiet River.
- Gansbaai is supplied by the Kraaibosch Dam as well as the Grotte and De Kelders Springs; Stanford is supplied by the Eye Spring and two boreholes; and Pearly Beach is supplied by the Pearly Beach and Koekemoer Dams.
Water restrictions
Overstrand currently has no water restrictions.
The municipality has a permanent provision that prohibits residents from irrigating gardens between 09:00 and 17:00 in order to prevent unnecessary loss of water through evaporation as per the water services by-law clause 42(1)(f).
Residents are once again reminded that water is a scarce source and must be used sparingly.
