Catchment areas get most of rains that fell over Eastern and Southern Cape
The recent rains over the Eastern and Southern Cape have brought some relief to the drought-stricken Nelson Mandela Bay and Kouga regions according to data released by the South African Weather Service's Port Elizabeth office.
The data shows that the Bay's catchment areas recieved much of the rains that fell across the Eastern and South Cape over the first 10 days of September.
"The Kouga dam is currently 31% full while the Churchill dam is at 89% ," described Garth Sampson, the South African Weather Service's Client Liaison Officer for the Eastern Cape..
"Flow at Stuurman (near Joubertina) is 57 KUM per sec flow g while Groendaal dam is a reported at 44% full."
The following is the OFFICIAL rainfall figures for September up to 08h00 on 10 September 2018
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Station Names | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Total | ||
Nelson Mandela Bay |
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AWOS | Port Elizabeth Airport | 0.0 | 0.6 | 40.8 | 3.6 | NIL | 1.6 | 11.0 | 29.4 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 96.6 | |
ARS | 3rd Ave Dip | NIL | 0.2 | 32.2 | 5.6 | NIL | 1.2 | 13.2 | 64.8 | 24.8 | 1.4 | 143.4 | |
ARS | Blue Horizon Bay | NIL | 0.2 | 27.2 | 2.6 | NIL | NIL | 7.0 | 43.8 | 28.2 | 2.6 | 111.6 | |
AWSH | Chatty | NIL | NIL | 39.2 | 1.0 | NIL | 2.4 | 10.4 | 20.8 | 10.8 | 0.2 | 84.8 | |
AWS | Coega | NIL | NIL | 26.6 | 0.8 | NIL | 3.0 | 10.2 | 9.2 | 7.0 | NIL | 56.8 | |
AWSH | Fettes Road | NIL | NIL | 39.8 | 0.8 | NIL | 2.2 | 11.8 | 51.4 | 9.8 | 0.6 | 116.4 | |
ARS | Flower Reserve | NIL | NIL | 35.4 | 0.6 | NIL | NIL | 8.6 | 50.8 | 26.6 | 0.4 | 122.4 | |
AWSH | Motherwell | NIL | NIL | 33.0 | 1.8 | NIL | 0.4 | 6.8 | 21.8 | 7.0 | 0.2 | 71.0 | |
ARS | Riverstone Bridge | NIL | 0.4 | 44.4 | 5.8 | NIL | 1.4 | 8.4 | 29.8 | 15.4 | NIL | 105.6 | |
ARS | St Albans | NIL | 0.2 | 28.4 | 2.4 | NIL | 0.2 | 11.4 | 40.0 | 30.4 | 0.4 | 113.4 | |
AWS | Uitenhage | NIL | NIL | 37.8 | 0.4 | NIL | 3.2 | 10.0 | 16.2 | 8.6 | NIL | 76.2 | |
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Station Names | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Total | ||
AWS | Joubertina | NIL | 2.4 | 32.2 | 1.6 | NIL | NIL | 7.8 | 163.4 | 37.0 | 1.0 | 245.4 | |
Man | Kareedouw | NIL | 3.0 | 40.0 | NIL | NIL | NIL | 7.0 | 155.0 | 49.0 | 0.0 | 254.0 | |
Man | Kouga Dam | * | * | 30.0 | NIL | NIL | NIL | 9.5 | * | * | * | 39.5 | |
AWS | Patensie | NIL | NIL | 42.2 | 0.2 | NIL | NIL | 8.8 | 41.0 | 17.4 | 0.4 | 110.0 | |
Man | Swartkops |
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Station Names | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Total | ||
AWS | Addo | NIL | NIL | 36.2 | 6.8 | NIL | NIL | 17.6 | 15.4 |
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AWS | Bisho/KWT | NIL | NIL | 12.4 | 4.8 | NIL | NIL | 39.6 | nil | 0.8 | 0.8 | 58.4 | |
AWS | Cape St Francis | NIL | 0.2 | 26.2 | 1.6 | NIL | NIL | 0.2 | 25.2 | 21.4 | 2.2 | 77.0 | |
AWS | Cradock | NIL | NIL | 2.0 | NIL | NIL | NIL | 13.6 | NIL | 11.6 | NIL | 27.2 | |
AWS | East London | NIL | 0.2 | 4.4 | 1.2 | NIL | 0.2 | 28.6 | NIL | NIL | 0.0 | 34.6 | |
AWS | Fort Beaufort | NIL | NIL | 5.4 | NIL | NIL | NIL | 37.4 | 0.2 | 2.2 | NIL | 45.2 | |
AWS | George | NIL | NIL | 3.8 | NIL | NIL | 1.5 | 18.5 | 30.0 | 10.5 | NIL | 64.3 | |
AWS | Graaff Reinet | NIL | NIL | 2.8 | NIL | NIL | NIL | 14.4 | 10.8 | 11.4 | NIL | 39.4 | |
AWS | Grahamstown | NIL | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.8 | NIL | NIL | 29.6 | 0.2 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 41.4 | |
AWS | Henry`s Flats | NIL | NIL | 8.0 | NIL | NIL | NIL | 13.2 | 1.2 | 1.8 | NIL | 24.2 | |
AWS | Joubertina | NIL | 2.4 | 32.2 | 1.6 | NIL | NIL | 7.8 | 163.4 | 37.0 | 1.0 | 245.4 | |
AWS | Mossel Bay | NIL | NIL | 4.4 | NIL | 1.8 | 1.2 | 20.0 | 36.2 | 7.0 | NIL | 70.6 | |
AWS | Mthatha | NIL | NIL | 3.6 | NIL | 0.2 | 1.0 | 18.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | NIL | 24.0 | |
AWS | Plettenberg bay | NIL | NIL | 14.0 | 0.2 | NIL | 6.2 | 23.6 | 95.4 | 25.0 | NIL | 164.4 | |
AWS | Port Alfred | NIL | 0.6 | 12.8 | 8.4 | NIL | NIL | 28.8 | NIL | 6.8 | 0.4 | 57.8 | |
AWS | Queenstown | * | NIL | NIL | 0.2 | NIL | NIL | 25.8 | NIL | NIL | NIL | 26.0 | |
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