“The Vaal Dam continues to rise with water levels at 112.85% and 1 248.11mᵌ/s [cubic metres a second] inflows from the upper catchment,” department spokesperson Wisane Mavasa said. “The five sluice ...

Bloemhof residents will have to wait for water leaving the Vaal Dam catchment area to flow through to the Bloemhof Dam and make its way downriver. eNCA's Bafedile Moerane compiled this report.

This came after heavy rainfall in the Vaal Dam catchment area and rapidly increasing water inflow forced the Department of Water and Sanitation to open six sluice gates yesterday. Potchefstroom ...

The Vaal Dam's third sluice gate has been reopened amid high inflows due to the continued heavy rainfall in the upper catchment. The third sluice gate was reopened on Wednesday at 4pm to manage ...

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has reopened a third sluice gate at the Vaal dam and increased outflows ... the flooded areas as the river catchment remains oversaturated.” ...

Rapidly rising inflows into the Vaal dam have necessitated the opening of ... should continue to avoid the flooded areas as the river catchment remains oversaturated," the DWS warned.

Meanwhile, at the Vaal Dam, the water levels have slightly dropped from Saturday’s 115.43% to 114.38% on Sunday, and the inflows from the upper catchment are at 877.38 mᵌ/s. “The five sluice ...

People living along the banks of the Vaal River and in the flood plain have been advised to move as water is released from the Vaal Dam into the river. Water levels in the Vaal dam increased from ...

JOHANNESBURG - The Department of Water and Sanitation on Saturday morning opened a fourth sluice gate at the Vaal Dam as a result ... downstream at the lower Vaal catchment.” ...

On Sunday, 6 April 2025, the Department of Water and Sanitation opened a fifth sluice gate at the Vaal Dam after water levels ... flood warnings that are not area-specific, others have said ...

Bloemhof residents will have to wait for water leaving the Vaal Dam catchment area to flow through to the Bloemhof Dam and make its way downriver.