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Vaal River — Live Reading
4 Sep 2026ℹ️ Angler Safety — Vaal River
Full dam levels →Latest Gate Notices — issued by DWS (check the dates)
Vaal Dam
During commissioning of sleeves and the power pack at Vaal Dam, one (1) of the sleeve valves would not open. DWS is planning to do an assessment on 3 September 2026. Please liaise with users downstream and indicate that the valves will be closed between 8am and 3pm.
3 Sep 2026
Bloemhof
Increase discharge to 100m3/s at 14:00.
4 Sep 2026
Barrage
The operations can start switching from free flow to controlled releases from 14:00 today.
Sunday 30 November 2025
Upper Vaal
Vaal Dam → Parys (~150 km)
Responds to Vaal Dam gate openings within 24–48 hours. Check the Vaal Dam gate notice before fishing the Parys banks.
Middle Vaal
Parys → Vereeniging / Barrage (~180 km)
Affected by Bloemhof releases 3–5 days after discharge. When Bloemhof is releasing over 300 m³/s, bank levels rise significantly.
Lower Vaal
Barrage → Boegoeberg (~400 km)
Barrage controls flow into the lower reach. Controlled releases make this section more predictable — but always check current notices.
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