Dam · Mpumalanga · South Africa · DWS
Loskop Dam
99.5% full
Total capacity
361.6 hm³
River
Olifants
Basin
Limpopo-Olifants
Primary use
water supply
Operator
DWS
Coordinates
25.417°S, 29.367°E
Last updated
2026-10-19
Current fill
99.5%vs 7 days ago
-0.7 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
+1.5 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 Loskop 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 +0.45). Rain, not storage. South Africa drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this dam
Dam height
55 m
Year built
1938
Dam type
Gravity
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. 25.417°S, 29.367°E · Open in Google Maps
About Loskop Dam
As of October 19, 2026, Loskop Dam is filled to 99.5% of its total capacity, holding 359.8 hm³ of water out of a maximum 361.6 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.7 pp), and it is 1.5 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Loskop Dam — 20 data points between October 19, 2025 and October 19, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 98.0% (October 19, 2025) to a high of 101.0% (May 31, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around May and at its lowest around October.
The dam at Loskop Dam stands 55 m tall and is a gravity dam and was completed in 1938. It is operated by DWS primarily for water supply. It lies within the Limpopo-Olifants basin at 25.417°S, 29.367°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 99.5% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 359.8 hm³
- Total capacity
- 361.6 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.7 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 1.5 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Olifants
- River basin
- Limpopo-Olifants
- Dam height
- 55 m
- Year completed
- 1938
- Operator
- DWS
- Coordinates
- 25.417°S, 29.367°E
- Last updated
- October 19, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2026 | 99.5% | 359.8 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 100.2% | 362.3 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 100.7% | 364.1 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 100.2% | 362.3 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 100.3% | 362.7 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 100.3% | 362.6 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 100.4% | 363 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 100.9% | 364.8 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 100.3% | 362.6 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 100.5% | 363.3 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 100.3% | 362.6 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 100.9% | 364.8 |
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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.