Q: Where will I get the Water level of Hardap dam in Namibia? Question from commercial company in South Africa.
A: We don’t have details on water levels of dams. However, I found a few relevant texts using Google:
NamWater in Namibia keeps on online Dam Level Graphic for Area: Namibia , Reading: 14/11/2011 at that includes the level of the Hardap dam http://www.namwater.com.na/data/dambull2.aspThe second is through Allafrica.com from the Namibian, a 27 January 2011 story from which I copy the start:
Namibia: Dam Levels Rise After Strong Rains
WIDESPREAD rains over most of Namibia have pushed up the levels of all of te country’s largest storage dams over the past week.
The dams supplying water to Windhoek now hold more water than they did a year ago, while the water level in Namibia’s largest dam, the Hardap Dam near Mariental, is close to what it was this time last year.
According to NamWater, the level of the Hardap Dam, which was 53,3 per cent full at the start of last week, had risen to 82,9 per cent on Monday this week. Water was released from the dam until its sluice gates were closed yesterday morning, when the dam’s level had been decreased to 68 per cent of its capacity.
To reduce the risks of floods hitting Mariental if the Hardap Dam receives huge inflows of water, NamWater aims to limit the dam’s level to no more than 70 per cent of its 294,5 million cubic metres capacity. A year ago, the Hardap Dam was 70,2 per cent full. See the full story at http://allafrica.com/stories/201102020467.html
Dick de Jong (Ask IRC)
IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
