Vaal Flows update please

**Herman Jooste** · 24-02-09

As of 20:00 tonight DWAF reports the following:
Outflow from Vaal Dam : 29 tons
Vaal at Lethabo : 5 tons
Barrage release : 45 tons
Vaal @ Goosebay : 80 tons
Vaal @ Schoeman's : 55 tons

The Vaal Dam is only 95% full, why increase from 19 to 29 tons ???? Me thinks a typo here as the number and percentage of open gates is the same as for the weekend passed.
Vaal at Lethabo Weir, IGNORE, it's always wrong.
The Goosebay figure seems somewhat inflated, but let's see what the Barrage figures say for tomorrow 07:00.

What I'm trying to say is that one should look at all the figures over a period of time, and then knowing what rains have fallen above the Barrage catchment, but below the Dam Wall , work out the trend as to what the release will be.
For those near Potch please remember that you have additional feeder streams/rivers below the Barrage which can push up the flows considerably as happened a week ago.

Gerrit's advice is still the best. Phone the Venue Owner and ask them what the flows are like, after all they are the only ones who can give you a "REAL TIME" asessment.

**AquaBarbus** · 25-02-09

Where is the schoemansdrif area? Is it below Eendekuil or above. How do I get the flow in the potch area.... Oord Nebo?

**troutmaster** · 25-02-09

Originally Posted by AquaBarbus

Where is the schoemansdrif area? Is it below Eendekuil or above. How do I get the flow in the potch area.... Oord Nebo?

Schoemansdrift is approx. 12km upstream of Elgro - where the long Elgro-drfit starts; you can use this reading for Potch, but as Herman said, there are some other streams joining that might increase the flow depending where it rains.

**AquaBarbus** · 26-02-09

Originally Posted by troutmaster

Schoemansdrift is approx. 12km upstream of Elgro - where the long Elgro-drfit starts; you can use this reading for Potch, but as Herman said, there are some other streams joining that might increase the flow depending where it rains.

Thanks for the info "TM"

**Gerrit Viljoen** · 26-02-09

If u okes follow the DWAF website you'll never see the Vaal again.

Fished it again today,same flows as last week and still creamy brown.Lot's of aquatic earthworms doing the rounds,got some fish on those jobbies.

**Kabouter** · 26-02-09

Thought i was the only one that have it bad cause i cant fish but you beat me isnt there anywhere we can fish just to help with this sickness of ff we suffer from.
I see the flow under the vaal dam only 40 does anybody know how to get access to fish there or do i have to take a boat and go upstream.....

help or im gona land in the hospital an parys wount help if the river flow will let you out in porch... he he