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Gamtoos Water

@patensie ·
31 Oct

A windy warm Friday on the last day of our water year in the valley.
May you find the fortune at the end of your rainbow this weekend.

Louwrens Bezuidenhout, thank you for a magnificent photo!

Kouga dam 64.91%

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@patensie ·
16 Sep 2025

A beautiful photo received from Louwrens Bezuidenhout from the D-canal side of the valley. This is near Patensie.

Kouga dam 72.29%
Loerie dam 75.47%
The Metro abstracted 71Ml yesterday.
Churchill dam 72.05%
Impofu dam 48.79%

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@patensie ·
5 Sep 2025

My people! They make me laugh. Not difficult to see why! Have a lekker weekend!

Kouga dam 73.57%
Loerie dam 81.07%
The Metro abstracted 70Ml
26Ml was released into Loerie
Churchill dam 73.81%
Impofu dam 49.29%

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Gamtoos Water

@patensie ·
20 Aug 2025

Work on K-canal.

Kouga dam 75.39%
Loerie dam 83.59%
The Metro abstracted 53Ml yesterday.
38Ml was released into Loerie dam.
Churchill dam 75.91%
Impofu dam 49.90%

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3 days ago

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Morê verbruikers en belanghebbendes,RIVIERVLAKKE OP DIE 3DE OKTOBER 2026 IN DIE GROOTRIVIER EN GAMTOOS SISTEME:Foto van Marizanne Smith geneem van die blad by Grootrivier in Cambria.Kouga dam 100.58%, 10 cumecGroot rivier / Komdomo weir meet 50 cumec vanoggend.REENVAL OOR DIE AFGELOPE 24 UUR:Krakeel hoek 17mmKrakeel 16.4mmTamie 23.7mmDankie Riaan Strydom ons waardeer die inligtingBaviaans 48mm, om en by 20% van hierdie volume word gebuffer deur die dam.REEN IN DIE GROOTRIVIER SISTEEM:Skuinspad 62mm sagte reenSteytlerville 40mmGrootrivier weir 36.6mmGAMTOOS SISTEEM:Kouga dam 28mmPatensie 41mmKleinrivier / Hankey 40 - 42mm (Dankie Pieter, Marius en Robert)Mondplaas 36mmLoerie 40.2mmLoerie dam 103.85%, 17 cumecMy getroue waterbeheer beampte naby Kouga dam noem dat die laagwaterbruggies oor die volgende twee tot drie ure gaan toemaak. Water styg stadig.Ons sal vanmiddag na 5 weer watervlakke lees.Steek 'n vuurtjie aan, drink 'n glasie wyn. Ons het 'n besonderse nat jaar. ...

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4 days ago

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Some interesting facts for a Friday morning. I found this photo after I spoke to Oom Jabez Colling, one of our more senior water users.The photo of him and Oom Require Wait was taken in 1965 on the upstream side of Kouga dam, still in construction.The construction on Kouga dam commenced in 1957. It was officially opened in 1969. It was then called the Paul Sauer Dam.'n Interesante feit of twee op 'n Vrydag oggend. Hierdie foto het ek weer ontdek nadat ek met Oom Jabez Colling gesels het, een van ons jong, senior watergebruikers.Die jonge Oom Jabez en Oom Requiere Wait staan hier aan die stroomop kant van 'n Kouga dam nog onder konstruksie.Daar is in 1957 begin om aan Kouga dam te bou. Dit is ingebruik geneem in 1969.Kouga dam 100.44%, spilling at 7 000 litre per second.Loerie dam 101.22%, spilling at 3 110 litre per second.Beervlei dam 111.53% (Reached it's peak yesterday), spilling at 26 190 litre per second.Groot rivier weir (Komdomo), running at 13 750 litre per second. Increase by 2 000 litre per second since yesterday. ...

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5 days ago

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Twee foto's geneem op dieselfde plek by Fullarton in die Karoo deur Waldo.Dit wys dat die Grootrivier water gekry het.Beervleidam het gestyg van 18 cumec, gister na 31 cumec vandag. Onthou: 33 cumec maak gewoonlik Kok se Plaas se laagwater bruggie toe.Kouga dam het met 2 cumec gestyg van gister. Dit loop nou teen 13 cumec.Die Grootrivier weir in Cambria het gister 4 cumec gemeet. Vandag meet dit 3.66 cumec.Daar is dus 17 cumec in die Gamtoos sisteem.Ons neem hierdie veranderinge waar en maak daarvolgens gevolgtrekkings. Beervleidam se water sal 'n rukkie vat voor dit in Cambria kom.Ons sal more weer lesings teen 7h00 neem en terug rapporteer.Groete Gamtoos Water ...

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