Storms bring relief and excitement

Writer: De Waal Steyn.

The series of cold fronts and accompanying rainstorms during the past few weeks have seen the level of the De Bos Dam rise by close on 13 percentage points, as well as the breaching of both the Klein River and Kleinmond estuaries.

Although it was a bitterly cold day on Wednesday 15 July, the news of the breaching of the Klein River for the first time in five years spread faster than wildfire and soon residents were flocking to Grotto East to see the water rushing into the ocean. The Kleinmond lagoon breached three days later, having also done so in July last year, for the first time in four years. (See photos on P4)

According to scientists, the lagoons in the area have been slow to breach because of lower rainfall over the past couple of years as a result of the drought. The good news, however, is that the last two months have seen above average rainfall in the region.

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