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Six major supply dams · Individual reading

Steenbras Lower Dam

A source-dated view of this dam’s reported storage and how its level has changed over time.

Some supporting history could not be validated and is omitted from the chart. The current reading above retains its own source and observation date.

The observation date above is the date reported by the source.

City of Cape Town daily reading

Storage on 2 November 2026

Steenbras Lower is at 47.3% of its full storage capacity. The comparison figures below come from separately dated City and DWS publications.

Full storage capacity
33 517 Ml
Compared with last year
-42.6 percentage points

89.9% on the same week last year

Compared with prior weekly reading
-0.9 percentage points

Previously 48.2%

Source: City of Cape Town (this week's dam levels) · observed 2 November 2026 · retrieved 23:33 SAST

Estimated stored volume is derived from the source-reported percentage and full capacity; the City’s daily table does not publish a separate stored-volume figure for each dam.

Historical context

How the level has moved

One verified reading so far. The chart shows today’s level; a trend line will appear as more dated readings are collected.

Steenbras Lower storage as a percentage of its full capacity, using dated City readings. Current reading as at 2 November 2026. Source: City of Cape Town (this week's dam levels)
Data table
Steenbras Lower historical storage, percent of capacity
DateStorage
2026-11-0247.3%

Missing historical dates are left as gaps; this chart does not interpolate readings. Comparison baselines follow the source’s published weekly table.