Dam · Free State · South Africa · DWS
Metsi-Matsho Dam
98.3% full
Total capacity
4.4 hm³
River
Metsi-Matsho River
Basin
Vaal-Orange
Primary use
water supply
Operator
DWS South Africa
Coordinates
28.589°S, 28.938°E
Last updated
2026-10-19
Current fill
98.3%vs 7 days ago
N/Avs 1 year ago
+3.9 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
N/ADrought context
Rain over the last three months · 11 October 2026
Moderately wet
In the three months to 11 October 2026 the area around Metsi-Matsho 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 +1.31). 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
About Metsi-Matsho Dam
As of October 19, 2026, Metsi-Matsho Dam is filled to 98.3% of its total capacity, holding 4.3 hm³ of water out of a maximum 4.4 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
No reading from about a week earlier is on file, so the 7-day change is not available, and it is 3.9 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Metsi-Matsho Dam — 17 data points between October 19, 2025 and October 19, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 84.5% (October 5, 2026) to a high of 99.4% (May 31, 2026).
It is operated by DWS South Africa primarily for water supply. It lies within the Vaal-Orange basin at 28.589°S, 28.938°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 98.3% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 4.3 hm³
- Total capacity
- 4.4 hm³
- 7-day change
- N/A
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 3.9 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Metsi-Matsho River
- River basin
- Vaal-Orange
- Operator
- DWS South Africa
- Coordinates
- 28.589°S, 28.938°E
- Last updated
- October 19, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2026 | 98.3% | 4.3 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 84.5% | 3.7 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 88.1% | 3.9 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 88.1% | 3.9 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 87.1% | 3.8 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 85.9% | 3.8 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 85.9% | 3.8 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 85.9% | 3.8 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 91.6% | 4 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 94.9% | 4.2 |
| 16 Jun 2026 | 98.3% | 4.3 |
| 9 Jun 2026 | 98.3% | 4.3 |
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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.