Information from the Water Utilities Corporation, show that the country’s second largest dam water level rose to 31.1% as at January 30 following the rains that fell last week.The current water level means that the 141.1 million cubic metre-capacity dam gained 6.5% of inflow from the previously recorded 24.8% on January 27, 2017. The dam’s water level rising steadily rise since the beginning of the year as the skies continue to open up, but this is considered a reasonable gain in view of the size of the dam which had run dry a few months back. The corporation, the current water level of the dam means that the Gaborone Dam can supply the Greater Gaborone area for months 10 without inflow and with the forecasts that more rains are to come, Gaborone Dam could gain even more.
Meanwhile other dams continue to spill following the heavy downpours. The country’s biggest dam, Dikgatlhong Dam, which has a capacity of 400 million cubic metres is spilling after gaining 0.4% to reach 102%. Bokaa Dam, which supplies the Greater Gaborone is currently overflowing at 103.5% having gained 0.3% before the past week’s downpours.
