[Watch the clip] – As the water retreats… Riverbend breathes again.
What you’re seeing here is our Waterfront Riviera Rendezvous—Panache campsite with its floating canopy, the glamping tent bases that stood the test, and the riverside campsites now blinking back at the sun. 
We’re not rebuilding from scratch this time. Just a few veranda tiles, a splash of plumbing reconnections, and we’ll be welcoming our next guests on Thursday morning.
From underwater to unshaken — this isn’t just recovery.
This is Riverbend.
Bloemhof Dam Update (15 April 2025, 07:00)
• Gauge Plate: 17.970 m
• Capacity: 1236.628 million m³ (99.62%)
• Outflow: 1100 m³/s
• Rain: 0 mm | Evaporation: 5 mm
• Area Covered: 23,276.3 hectares
Vaaldam Update
• Level: 110.71%
• Inflow: 266.59 m³/s
• Outflow: 793 m³/s
• Evaporation: 6 mm
TODAY’S PLANNED REDUCTIONS – BLOEMHOF
10:00 → 1000 m³/s
11:00 → 900 m³/s
13:00 → 800 m³/s
14:00 → 700 m³/s
There’s even been a clever suggestion from downstream to reduce in smaller steps – to avoid suction damage like in 2023. A good reminder: not all water drama happens above the surface. 
To everyone who’s followed the journey, messaged, shared or simply cared:
We’re nearly there. We can feel it.
The tree sanctuary is whispering again, the sun’s warming the stoep, and soon… the coffee will be brewing at sunrise for the next Riverbend guests. 