Reservoir Watch
Percent full for the nine Water Utilities Corporation supply dams, from the WUC dam-levels sheet dated 2026-10-05. Stored volume is that percent times the capacity on the same sheet.
Average fill
82.1%
Total stored
743.6 Mm³
Reservoirs
9
Botswana at a glance
Capacity-weighted fill
82.1%
743.6 of 906.0 Mm³ stored
Reservoirs
9
Total capacity
906.0 Mm³
Largest reservoir
Dikgatlhong Dam · 400 Mm³
Reading date
2026-10-05
National fill
All reservoirs
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Reservoirs
Dikgatlhong Dam
Central District
Fill level
86.1%
344 Mm³
/ 400 cap.
Gaborone Dam
South-East District
Fill level
86.3%
122 Mm³
/ 141.4 cap.
Letsibogo Dam
Central District
Fill level
73.3%
73 Mm³
/ 100 cap.
Thune Dam
Central District
Fill level
80.5%
73 Mm³
/ 90 cap.
Shashe Dam
North-East District
Fill level
73.6%
63 Mm³
/ 85 cap.
Lotsane Dam
Central District
Fill level
74.8%
32 Mm³
/ 42.35 cap.
Ntimbale Dam
North-East District
Fill level
79.4%
21 Mm³
/ 26.5 cap.
Bokaa Dam
Kgatleng District
Fill level
76.2%
14 Mm³
/ 18.5 cap.
Nnywane Dam
South-East District
Fill level
86.3%
2 Mm³
/ 2.3 cap.
Dataset coverage
Tracked
9
reservoirs
With data
9
reservoirs
Tracked capacity
906
hm³
Source: Water Utilities Corporation (WUC)
The nine dams on the WUC dam-levels sheet of 5 October 2026. Molatedi Dam, marked on that sheet as a South African dam supplying WUC, is not included. Volume is the published percent times the capacity on the same sheet.
About reservoirs in Botswana
As of October 5, 2026, the reservoirs we track across Botswana that report live levels hold roughly 744 Mm³ of water — about 82.1% of their combined capacity. Taken together, Botswana's reservoirs are high.
None of the tracked reservoirs are currently at critically low levels. Gaborone Dam is the fullest at 86.3%, while Letsibogo Dam is the lowest at 73.3%.
Storage figures for Botswana come from WUC; the most recent reading is from October 5, 2026. Each reservoir below links to its own page with full history and seasonal context.
Botswana at a glance
- Reservoirs tracked
- 9
- Average fill
- 82.1%
- Water stored
- 744 Mm³
- Combined capacity
- 906 Mm³
- Fullest
- Gaborone Dam (86.3%)
- Lowest
- Letsibogo Dam (73.3%)
- Last updated
- October 5, 2026