According to Namwater’s Weekly Dam Bulletin, as of Monday this week, most dams in Namibia are filled to 74.9% of full capacity.

This is a drop of 0.3% in water levels from the 75.2% full capacity recorded last week.

This is despite the country receiving some good rains recently.

The bulletin indicated that Windhoek dams recorded the highest volume of 86.7%, with the Goreangab Dam standing at 99% of full capacity and the Friedenau Dam at 79.8%.

The southern dams have a total volume of 83.9%, with the Neckartal Dam recording the highest volume of 96% and the Naute Dam at 84.4%, while the Bondels Dam is said to be empty.

The dams in central Namibia currently stand at 44.9%, with the highest being the Swakoppoort Dam at 79% and the lowest being the Omatako Dam at 1.7%.

The Gobabis dams had the lowest total of 16.7%, with the Tilda Viljoen Dam recording the highest volume of 47.3%, the Daan Viljoen Dam having 41.5%, and the Otjivero Silt Dam having the lowest total of 1.5%.

The rivers in the north are said to be very low currently.

Despite this decline, NamWater is confident that the current water levels are sufficient to supply Windhoek for two seasons by using surface and reclamation water during year one and groundwater in year two.