The Vaal Dam's third sluice gate has been reopened amid high inflows due to the continued heavy rainfall in the upper catchment. The third sluice gate was reopened on Wednesday at 4pm to manage ...

Two sluice gates at the Vaal dam remain open, while the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has reduced the outflow at Bloemhof dam. On March 6, the DWS opened the first valves at the Vaal ...

In response to the rising levels, authorities opened a fourth sluice ... A sixth gate was then set to be opened at 4pm. The dam started Thursday with three gates open and no river valves in ...

This represents an increase of 2.21% since Friday, when the department of water and sanitation (DWS) opened the 10th sluice gate ... With all 10 gates now open and no river valves in operation ...

So far, only three remain open to regulate outflows and reduce volume levels. Some properties along the riverbank remain underwater, and businesses have been forced to close their doors.

On March 6, the DWS opened the first valves at the Vaal dam to release water to prevent overflowing. By April 6, five sluice gates had been opened amid ongoing rainfall. Water releases at Bloemhof ...

An old sluice gate near Kitty's Bridge in Chesham Waterside has been replaced. A sluice gate is a special type of lock used in rivers, canals, water treatment plants and reservoirs. It can cut off ...

The Water and Sanitation Department opened more sluice gates last Friday to maintain the dam’s water level, which is already well beyond 100 percent capacity.

It was once used to create an area for ice skaters, but now a Victorian sluice gate could be brought back into use to keep roads open during flooding. The BBC takes a look at the antique mechanism ...

Engineered for strength and durability, the standard AWWA C508 Swing Check Valve offering features an ASTM A536 ductile iron ...

On Thursday, the Department of Water and Sanitation announced that two more sluice gates would be open at the dam to manage overflow, as the water levels have reached 111%. FILE: Flooding along ...