Dam Water Levels

Weekly dam storage levels for the six major Western Cape water supply dams sourced from the Department of Water and Sanitation.

Property	Value
Category	Infrastructure
Update frequency	weekly
Format	JSON
File	static/dam_levels.json
Coverage	Western Cape (6 dams)

Sources

• Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS)

Fields

Field	Type	Description
total.percentage	float	Weighted total dam storage percentage
total.last_week_pct	float	Last week’s total percentage
total.last_year_pct	float	Same week last year percentage
dams	array	Individual dam levels (6 dams)
dams.*.capacity_mcm	float	Dam capacity in million cubic metres