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Four more sluice gates opened at Vaal Dam
JOHANNESBURG - The Department of Water and Sanitation is opening four more sluice gates at the Vaal Dam. The dam is currently ...
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Vaal Dam's Third Sluice Gate Reopened
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 water ...
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Vaal Dam Reopens Third Sluice Gate as Heavy Inflows Surge; More Rainfall Expected
At midday on Wednesday, water inflows into the Vaal Dam were measured at a staggering 943 m³/s, while the water level stood ...
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DWS Maintains Vigilant Oversight of Vaal River Dams to Mitigate Flood Risks
In its latest update issued on Tuesday, DWS confirmed that two sluice gates remain open at the Vaal Dam to maintain a ...
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Communities near Vaal River may experience flooding after Bloemhof Dam sluice gates opened
FILE: The Department of Water and Sanitation opened a sluice gate at the Vaal Dam on 6 April 2025 after water levels surged due to persistent rain. Picture: @DWS_RSA/X JOHANNEBURG - Communities ...
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South Africa: Communities Along Vaal River Floodlines Urged to Evacuate
Water and Sanitation Minister, Pemmy Majodina, has urged residents residing along the floodlines of the Vaal River to evacuate the area and those who have already relocated not to return to their ...
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South Africa: Flood Warnings As Water Pours From Vaal Dam
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 ...
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Residents living near riverbanks along Vaal Dam evacuated as water levels continue to rise
On Wednesday, the Water and Sanitation Minister, Pemmy Majodina, visited the Vaal Dam to assess the water resource infrastructure amid heavy inflows into the dam due to heavy rainfall. The ...
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Where to Find the Dam Data Store Keycard
The Dam Data Store Keycard is key to advancing one of the narrative threads of Atomfall, but it's convoluted to acquire. So how do you get it? This page acts as a comprehensive breakdown of where ...
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Vaal’s water levels continue to rise, five sluice gates to remain open
The Vaal dam’s water storage levels increased from 107.82% to 109.39% overnight by Sunday, and increased again to 111.11% by Monday morning, amid the continuous high inflow of water at 1 002.25 ...
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China’s mega dam will be ‘water bomb’: Arunachal MP
China’s proposed 60,000 megawatt hydropower project on the Yarlung Tsangpo, the upstream of the river Brahmaputra in Tibet, will not be a dam but a ‘water bomb’ to be used against India and ...
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Evacuation warnings as Vaal, Bloemhof dam levels continue to rise
Water levels at the Vaal Dam have continued to rise, and were sitting at nearly 113% of capacity on Tuesday, according to the department of water and sanitation. It has advised people living ...