{"id":396619,"date":"2026-06-22T16:28:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T14:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=396619"},"modified":"2026-06-22T14:53:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T12:53:40","slug":"caution-advised-as-naute-and-neckartal-dam-water-releases-continue-to-raise-fish-river-levels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=396619","title":{"rendered":"Caution advised as Naute and Neckartal dam water releases continue to raise Fish River levels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">THE Naute Dam\u2019s water level has decreased since the Namibia Water Corporation (NamWater) opened the dam\u2019s floodgates on Sunday, falling from 117.3% capacity at 10:00 on Sunday morning to 113.4% at 06:00 on Monday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was confirmed by NamWater, which explained that the releases from the dam flow into the rapidly-rising Fish River, raising safety concerns for nearby communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese releases will continue until the dam reaches a safe operating level. In addition, the Neckartal Dam has reached 105.7% capacity and is currently spilling at approximately 870 m\u00b3\/s. Water from both dams will converge into the Fish River, flowing through the canyon and past the Ai-Ais Resort,\u201d NamWater explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 960 \/ 720;\" width=\"960\" controls src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Naute-Neckartal-releases-raise-flood-concerns-smaller.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RISING WATERS: Videos and photos showing recent scenes at the Fish River. Videos and Photos: NamWater and Facebook (Kalla Koopman)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Fish River has already seen a sharp rise in water levels following recent heavy rainfall in the southern parts of the country and is expected to rise further as releases from the Naute and Neckartal dams continue to feed into it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNamWater urges residents, tourists, farmers and all other users downstream of these dams to stay out of the Fish River and canyon areas due to the high volumes and strong flows,\u201d NamWater warned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter THE Naute Dam\u2019s water level has decreased since the Namibia Water Corporation (NamWater) opened the dam\u2019s floodgates on Sunday, falling from 117.3% capacity at 10:00 on Sunday morning to 113.4% at 06:00 on Monday morning. 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