Vaal Dam Sluice Gates

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

Residents along the Vaal River flood line in the Matlo-sana Local Municipality in Klerksdorp, North West are under a new evacuation warning. ^[2]

VAAL DAM 1975 The Vaal Dam has a total of 60 Sluice Gates. The last decade the maximum amount of gates opened were 16. ^[3]

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

The Vaal Dam in South Africa was constructed in 1938 and lies 77 km south of OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg. ^[7]

NATIONAL NEWS AND VIDEOS - A seventh gate lock was opened at Vaal Dam at 09:00 today, with more gates to be opened later in the day. ^[8]

The Water Department says it will keep five sluice gates open at the Vaal Dam. ^[9]

In response to a dramatic surge inflow, authorities have activated a fifth sluice gate at the Vaal Dam. ^[10]