Dam · Western Cape · South Africa · DWS
Bellair Dam
96.0% full
Total capacity
4.24 hm³
River
Brak River
Basin
Breede-Olifants
Primary use
water supply
Operator
DWS South Africa
Coordinates
33.712°S, 20.598°E
Last updated
2026-10-19
Current fill
96.0%vs 7 days ago
0.0 ppstable
vs 1 year ago
+16.3 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Moderately wet
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Bellair Dam had more rain than normal for the season. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index +1.46). Rain, not storage. South Africa drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this dam
Data source
official
Storage data: Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) Weekly State of Dams report, South Africa.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 33.712°S, 20.598°E · Open in Google Maps
About Bellair Dam
As of October 19, 2026, Bellair Dam is filled to 96.0% of its total capacity, holding 4.1 hm³ of water out of a maximum 4.24 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pp), and it is 16.3 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Bellair Dam — 18 data points between October 19, 2025 and October 19, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 79.7% (October 19, 2025) to a high of 96.5% (June 29, 2026).
It is operated by DWS South Africa primarily for water supply. It lies within the Breede-Olifants basin at 33.712°S, 20.598°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 96.0% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 4.1 hm³
- Total capacity
- 4.24 hm³
- 7-day change
- No change
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 16.3 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Brak River
- River basin
- Breede-Olifants
- Operator
- DWS South Africa
- Coordinates
- 33.712°S, 20.598°E
- Last updated
- October 19, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2026 | 96.0% | 4.1 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 96.0% | 4.1 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 96.0% | 4.1 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 96.3% | 4.1 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 96.5% | 4.1 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 96.5% | 4.1 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 96.5% | 4.1 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 96.5% | 4.1 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 96.5% | 4.1 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 96.5% | 4.1 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 96.3% | 4.1 |
| 16 Jun 2026 | 92.5% | 4 |
Nearby reservoirs
See also: South Africa dam levels, explained — how the DWS Weekly State of Dams report becomes the national and provincial figures.