Dam · Limpopo · South Africa · DWS
Doorndraai Dam
99.1% full
Total capacity
45 hm³
River
Sterk River
Basin
Limpopo-Olifants
Primary use
water supply
Operator
DWS South Africa
Coordinates
24.280°S, 28.777°E
Last updated
2026-10-19
Current fill
99.1%vs 7 days ago
-0.4 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
+0.4 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 Doorndraai 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 +1.13). 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. 24.280°S, 28.777°E · Open in Google Maps
About Doorndraai Dam
As of October 19, 2026, Doorndraai Dam is filled to 99.1% of its total capacity, holding 44.6 hm³ of water out of a maximum 45 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.4 pp), and it sits close to where it was a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Doorndraai Dam — 20 data points between October 19, 2025 and October 19, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 98.6% (June 29, 2026) to a high of 100.4% (August 31, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around August and at its lowest around October.
It is operated by DWS South Africa primarily for water supply. It lies within the Limpopo-Olifants basin at 24.280°S, 28.777°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 99.1% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 44.6 hm³
- Total capacity
- 45 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.4 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 0.4 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Sterk River
- River basin
- Limpopo-Olifants
- Operator
- DWS South Africa
- Coordinates
- 24.280°S, 28.777°E
- Last updated
- October 19, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2026 | 99.1% | 44.6 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 99.5% | 44.8 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 99.9% | 45 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 99.6% | 44.8 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 99.6% | 44.8 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 100.4% | 45.1 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 99.9% | 44.9 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 100.2% | 45 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 99.9% | 44.9 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 100.2% | 45 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 100.1% | 45 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 98.6% | 44.3 |
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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.