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Six major supply dams · Individual reading

Wemmershoek Dam

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

City of Cape Town daily reading

Storage on 2 November 2026

Wemmershoek is at 79.4% of its full storage capacity. The comparison figures below come from separately dated City and DWS publications.

Full storage capacity
58 644 Ml
Compared with last year
-3.4 percentage points

82.8% on the same week last year

Compared with prior weekly reading
-2.3 percentage points

Previously 81.7%

Separate DWS weekly check
81.9%

Report date 26 October 2026

Source: City of Cape Town (this week's dam levels) · observed 2 November 2026 · retrieved 23:48 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.

Wemmershoek 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
Wemmershoek historical storage, percent of capacity
DateStorage
2026-11-0279.4%

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