Dam · Northern Cape · South Africa · DWS
Boegoeberg Dam
127.4% full
Total capacity
23.6 hm³
River
Orange River
Basin
Vaal-Orange
Primary use
water supply
Operator
DWS South Africa
Coordinates
29.041°S, 22.202°E
Last updated
2026-10-12
Current fill
127.4%vs 7 days ago
Stale7-day trend
StaleDrought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Extremely wet
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Boegoeberg Dam had exceptionally wet conditions, a surplus seen about one year in forty. Rainfall compared with the long-run record for the same season at this point (Copernicus Global Drought Observatory, SPI-3 index +2.33). 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. 29.041°S, 22.202°E · Open in Google Maps
About Boegoeberg Dam
As of October 12, 2026, Boegoeberg Dam is filled to 127.4% of its total capacity, holding 30.1 hm³ of water out of a maximum 23.6 hm³. The reading is past the freshness window, so it is shown as stale.
The 7-day change is not shown, because the latest reading is past the freshness window.
Across the readings we hold for Boegoeberg Dam — 18 data points between October 19, 2025 and October 12, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 29.5% (July 27, 2026) to a high of 146.7% (May 31, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around May and at its lowest around July.
It is operated by DWS South Africa primarily for water supply. It lies within the Vaal-Orange basin at 29.041°S, 22.202°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 127.4% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 30.1 hm³
- Total capacity
- 23.6 hm³
- 7-day change
- Stale
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Orange River
- River basin
- Vaal-Orange
- Operator
- DWS South Africa
- Coordinates
- 29.041°S, 22.202°E
- Last updated
- October 12, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 2026 | 127.4% | 30.1 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 134.3% | 31.7 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 128.8% | 30.4 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 45.5% | 10.7 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 48.9% | 11.5 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 49.7% | 11.7 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 29.5% | 7 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 29.5% | 7 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 29.5% | 7 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 117.8% | 27.8 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 118.9% | 28 |
| 16 Jun 2026 | 135.1% | 31.9 |
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See also: South Africa dam levels, explained — how the DWS Weekly State of Dams report becomes the national and provincial figures.