Maguga Dam

Maguga Dam

Maguga Dam forms part of Sub-Phase 1B of Phase 1 of the Komati River Basin Development Project. Construction of the dam commenced in 1998 and was completed in 2002. The dam is located at Maguga, near Pigg's Peak, in Eswatini.

Driekoppies Dam

Driekoppies Dam

Driekoppies Dam forms part of Sub-Phase 1A of Phase 1 of the Komati River Basin Development Project. Construction of the dam commenced in 1993 and was completed in 1998. The dam is in Schoemansdal, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa.

RIVER GAUGING STATIONS INFORMATION (24hr Average):   0000KOB005 Driekoppies Weir 2.759 m3/s   | 0000KOB003 Enjakeni Weir 9.596 m3/s   | 0000X1H001 Hooggenoeg Weir 6.634 m3/s   | 0000KOB004 Lebombo Weir 1.426 m3/s   | 0000KOB007 Mananga Weir 9.974 m3/s   | 0000KOB008 Matsamo Weir 2.692 m3/s   | 0000KOB012 Mzimnene Weir 0.103 m3/s   | 0000KOB001 Sandbult Weir 0.822 m3/s   | 0000KOB002 Tonga Weir 3.647 m3/s   | 0000KOB011 Mhlume Weir 7.195 m3/s   | 000KOB006A HP Regulating Weir Ch A 8.218 m3/s   | 000KOB006B HP Regulating Weir Ch B 1.517 m3/s   |

Live Maguga Dam Levels

Live Driekoppies Dam Levels

Komati Basin Water Authority (KOBWA)

The Komati Basin Water Authority (KOBWA) is a bi-national entity established in 1993 through the Treaty on the Development and Utilisation of the Water Resources of the Komati River Basin, which was signed by the Kingdom of Eswatini and the Republic of South Africa in 1992. On 13 March 2026, the two Member States signed a Revised Treaty, reaffirming their commitment to the sustainable development, management, and utilisation of the Komati River Basin's water resources.

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River Gauging Stations Information

StationID Station Time of Record Instantaneous Flow (m3/s) Action
0000KOB005 Driekoppies Weir 2026-10-20 18:00:00 2.759 View
0000KOB003 Enjakeni Weir 2026-10-20 18:00:00 9.596 View
0000X1H001 Hooggenoeg Weir 2026-10-20 18:00:00 6.634 View
0000KOB004 Lebombo Weir 2026-10-20 18:00:00 1.426 View
0000KOB007 Mananga Weir 2026-10-20 18:00:00 9.974 View
0000KOB008 Matsamo Weir 2026-10-20 18:00:00 2.692 View
0000KOB012 Mzimnene Weir 2024-12-14 03:15:00 0.103 View
0000KOB001 Sandbult Weir 2026-10-20 18:00:00 0.822 View
0000KOB002 Tonga Weir 2026-10-20 18:00:00 3.647 View
0000KOB011 Mhlume Weir 2026-10-20 18:00:00 7.195 View
000KOB006A HP Regulating Weir Ch A 2026-10-20 18:00:00 8.218 View
000KOB006B HP Regulating Weir Ch B 2025-11-26 18:00:00 1.517 View
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Maguga Dam

maguga.office@kobwa.co.za

(+268) 2437 1463/4 or +27 13 591 2633

Piggs Peak, Hhohho
Eswatini

 

P O Box 678
Pigg’s Peak, H108
Eswatini

Driekoppies Dam

driekoppies.office@kobwa.co.za

(+27) 13 591 2633

Schoemansdal
Mpumalanga, 1331
South Africa

 

P. O. Box 518
Malalane, 1320
South Africa

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