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<script src="https://www.waterdashboard.co.za/widget.js" data-variant="level" async></script>How full is Berg River?
2.5 points lower than this time last year.
94.2% · Healthy levelCity reading 05/11/2026Down 0.3 points on last week.
More visualsStorage of Berg River, by date. The closest earlier year on this date was 2022 (96%). In 2017, the Day Zero year, it was 68%.
| Date | 2026 | 2025 | Normal range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 73% | 91% | 87% to 93% |
| 15 Jan | 68% | 87% | 83% to 89% |
| 1 Feb | - | 82% | 79% to 84% |
| 15 Feb | - | 77% | 74% to 81% |
| 1 Mar | - | 73% | 70% to 77% |
| 15 Mar | - | 69% | 65% to 75% |
| 1 Apr | - | 65% | 61% to 74% |
| 15 Apr | - | 63% | 59% to 73% |
| 1 May | - | 61% | 58% to 72% |
| 15 May | - | 62% | 57% to 72% |
| 1 Jun | 76% | 68% | 62% to 76% |
| 15 Jun | - | 74% | 63% to 87% |
| 1 Jul | - | 92% | 74% to 98% |
| 15 Jul | - | 100% | 84% to 100% |
| 1 Aug | - | 101% | 86% to 101% |
| 15 Aug | - | 101% | 89% to 101% |
| 1 Sep | - | 100% | 96% to 101% |
| 15 Sep | - | 100% | 98% to 100% |
| 1 Oct | 94% | 100% | 99% to 101% |
| 15 Oct | - | 100% | 99% to 100% |
| 1 Nov | - | 98% | 97% to 100% |
| 15 Nov | - | 93% | 94% to 100% |
| 1 Dec | - | 85% | 92% to 99% |
| 15 Dec | - | 79% | 89% to 96% |
The middle half of all years since 2001 on each date.
Holds 130 010 Ml when full, 14% of the six dams' total.
Together these six dams hold most of the Western Cape Water Supply System's water, which also serves nearby towns and farms.
Combined level of all six damsSource: City of Cape Town. History from City open data (2000 to January 2026).