Dam · North West · South Africa · DWS
Middelkraal Dam
100.0% full
Total capacity
0.74 hm³
River
Maretlwane River
Basin
Limpopo-Olifants
Primary use
water supply
Operator
DWS South Africa
Coordinates
25.692°S, 27.542°E
Last updated
2026-10-19
Current fill
100.0%vs 7 days ago
0.0 ppstable
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-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 Middelkraal 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 +0.61). 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. 25.692°S, 27.542°E · Open in Google Maps
About Middelkraal Dam
As of October 19, 2026, Middelkraal Dam has a published fill of 100.0%, holding 0.7 hm³. Total capacity is 0.74 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pp).
Across the readings we hold for Middelkraal Dam — 19 data points between May 31, 2026 and October 19, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 100.0% (May 31, 2026) to a high of 100.0% (May 31, 2026).
It is operated by DWS South Africa primarily for water supply. It lies within the Limpopo-Olifants basin at 25.692°S, 27.542°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 100.0%
- Water stored
- 0.7 hm³
- Total capacity
- 0.74 hm³
- 7-day change
- No change
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Maretlwane River
- River basin
- Limpopo-Olifants
- Operator
- DWS South Africa
- Coordinates
- 25.692°S, 27.542°E
- Last updated
- October 19, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2026 | 100.0% | 0.7 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 100.0% | 0.7 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 100.0% | 0.7 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 100.0% | 0.7 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 100.0% | 0.7 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 100.0% | 0.7 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 100.0% | 0.7 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 100.0% | 0.7 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 100.0% | 0.7 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 100.0% | 0.7 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 100.0% | 0.7 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 100.0% | 0.7 |
Nearby reservoirs
See also: South Africa dam levels, explained — how the DWS Weekly State of Dams report becomes the national and provincial figures.