Dam · KwaZulu-Natal · South Africa · DWS
Inanda Dam
99.3% full
Total capacity
237.5 hm³
River
Umgeni
Basin
Pongola-Mtamvuna
Primary use
water supply
Operator
Umgeni Water
Coordinates
29.700°S, 30.883°E
Last updated
2026-10-19
Current fill
99.3%vs 7 days ago
-0.5 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
-1.3 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Near normal
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Inanda Dam had rain close to 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 −0.19). Rain, not storage. South Africa drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this dam
Dam height
65 m
Year built
1988
Dam type
Earthfill
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. 29.700°S, 30.883°E · Open in Google Maps
About Inanda Dam
As of October 19, 2026, Inanda Dam is filled to 99.3% of its total capacity, holding 235.8 hm³ of water out of a maximum 237.5 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.5 pp), and it is 1.3 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Inanda Dam — 20 data points between October 19, 2025 and October 19, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 96.0% (August 31, 2026) to a high of 100.9% (June 3, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around May and at its lowest around August.
The dam at Inanda Dam stands 65 m tall and is a earthfill dam and was completed in 1988. It is operated by Umgeni Water primarily for water supply. It lies within the Pongola-Mtamvuna basin at 29.700°S, 30.883°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 99.3% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 235.8 hm³
- Total capacity
- 237.5 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.5 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 1.3 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Umgeni
- River basin
- Pongola-Mtamvuna
- Dam height
- 65 m
- Year completed
- 1988
- Operator
- Umgeni Water
- Coordinates
- 29.700°S, 30.883°E
- Last updated
- October 19, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2026 | 99.3% | 235.8 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 99.8% | 237 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 99.9% | 237.3 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 99.3% | 235.8 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 97.9% | 232.5 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 96.0% | 227.9 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 96.7% | 229.6 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 97.1% | 230.5 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 96.9% | 230 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 97.4% | 231.2 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 98.0% | 232.7 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 99.0% | 235 |
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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.