Water Availability - Catchment Areas
Overberg Water has two main primary sources of water impoundments, namely, the Theewaterskloof Dam and Duivenhoks Dam. Each impoundment feeds two separate river systems, the Riviersonderend and Duivenhoks River, respectively. The table below highlights the capacities of the water resources, including the owners and managers of the impoundments.
Theewaterskloof Dam
Capacity of Water Resources
(Gross Capacity in million m3)
Geographical Areas | System | Catchment | Impoundment | River | Owner | Manager | Gross Capacity |
Overberg Region | Rûensveld West | Breede-Gouritz | Theewaterskloof Dam | Sonderend | DWA | BGCMA | 479.3 |
Overberg Region | Rûensveld East | Breede-Gouritz | Theewaterskloof Dam | Sonderend | DWA | BGCMA | 479.3 |
Overberg Region | Duivenhoks | Breede-Gouritz | Theewaterskloof Dam | Duivenhoks | DWA | BGCMA | 6.2 |
Total for Water Systems : 964.8 million m3
Duivenhoks Dam