Vaal Dam Water Release Sluice Gates

More sluice gates have been opened at Vaal Dam to manage water levels and those living downstream are feeling the brunt. ^[1]

More sluice gates are expected to be opened as water levels rise in the Vaal Dam. ^[2]

Residents along the Vaal River flood line in the Matlo-sana Local Municipality in Klerksdorp, North West are under a new evacuation warning. ^[3]

The third sluice gate was opened yesterday at 16:00 to manage the water outflows which are now at 461.090 cubic metres per second (m3/s). ^[4]

More sluice gates are expected to be opened as water levels rise in the Vaal Dam. ^[5]

Pressure is mounting on the Water and Sanitation Department to open more sluice gates at the Vaal Dam. ^[6]

Authorities have opened a fifth sluice gate at the Vaal Dam as inflows surge at an alarming rate. ^[7]

The Department of Water and Sanitation opened a fifth sluice gate following a rapid rise in water levels in the Vaal Dam. ^[8]

Councillor says that while evacuations have happened, the process is being handled better than the nightmare of 2023. ^[9]

The Department of Water and Sanitation has started controlled water releases at the Vaal dam to prevent overflow. ^[10]

The Water Department says it will keep five sluice gates open at the Vaal Dam. ^[11]