
The country's biggest dam, the Hardap Dam near Mariental, was filled to 73,5% of its capacity at the start of this week, after an inflow of more than 85 million cubic metres of water during the previous week. A year ago, the Hardap Dam's level stood at 44,5% of its 294 million cubic metres capacity.
The Hardap Dam now holds almost twice as much water as five weeks ago, when it was 37% full. The country's second largest reservoir, the Naute Dam near Keetmanshoop, was filled to 72,3% of its capacity of 83 million cubic metres of water at the start of this week. A year ago, its level stood at 72,2%. Five weeks ago the Naute Dam was 56% full.
The Swakoppoort Dam's level was measured at 63,7% of its capacity of 63 million cubic metres of water at the start of the week. A year ago, the dam was still 66% full, while its level had fallen to 45% of its capacity five weeks ago....
The Hardap dam in Namibia, shot by Robert Raderschatt (Robert.raderschatt), Wikimedia Commons, public domain
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