Dam · KwaZulu-Natal · South Africa · DWS
Woodstock Dam
99.7% full
Total capacity
355.5 hm³
River
Tugela
Basin
Pongola-Mtamvuna
Primary use
water supply
Operator
Umgeni Water
Coordinates
28.850°S, 29.783°E
Last updated
2026-10-19
Current fill
99.7%vs 7 days ago
-0.9 pplosing
vs 1 year ago
+10.1 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 Woodstock 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 +0.78). Rain, not storage. South Africa drought figures →
Weekly storage
Fill history — multi-year
About this dam
Dam height
85 m
Year built
1992
Dam type
Arch
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. 28.850°S, 29.783°E · Open in Google Maps
About Woodstock Dam
As of October 19, 2026, Woodstock Dam is filled to 99.7% of its total capacity, holding 354.4 hm³ of water out of a maximum 355.5 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.9 pp), and it is 10.1 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Woodstock Dam — 19 data points between October 19, 2025 and October 19, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 89.6% (October 19, 2025) to a high of 102.8% (September 21, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around September and at its lowest around June.
The dam at Woodstock Dam stands 85 m tall and is a arch dam and was completed in 1992. It is operated by Umgeni Water primarily for water supply. It lies within the Pongola-Mtamvuna basin at 28.850°S, 29.783°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 99.7% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 354.4 hm³
- Total capacity
- 355.5 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.9 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 10.1 pp
- Primary use
- Water supply
- River
- Tugela
- River basin
- Pongola-Mtamvuna
- Dam height
- 85 m
- Year completed
- 1992
- Operator
- Umgeni Water
- Coordinates
- 28.850°S, 29.783°E
- Last updated
- October 19, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2026 | 99.7% | 354.4 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 100.6% | 357.6 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 102.4% | 364 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 102.8% | 365.5 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 98.1% | 348.7 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 98.0% | 348.3 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 97.5% | 346.5 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 95.0% | 337.6 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 95.6% | 339.8 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 95.2% | 338.4 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 94.9% | 337.3 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 94.9% | 337.3 |
Nearby reservoirs
See also: South Africa dam levels, explained — how the DWS Weekly State of Dams report becomes the national and provincial figures.