2 [19 marks] state of the main dams supplying the Cape Metropolitan area with water
as
compared to the five previous years is reflected in the table below.
The capacity is given in million cubic meters (million m').
TABLE 2: Water level of dams supplying water in the Cape Metropolitan area.
BULK
DAN STORAGE
Current Previous
CAPACITY
%
week
week
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
6 Aug
WEMNERSHOEK
58,644
79.1
99.9
99.9
71.1
69.1
60.8
STEENBRAS LOWER
33,517
100.2
100.6
100.1
90.6
64.1
63.4
STEENBRAS UPPER
31,767
99.6
102.4
100.3
100.6
99.6
100.7
VOELVLEI
164,095
73.6
94.8
99.9
49.5
57.6
55.3
THEEWATERSKLOOF
480,188
84
103.3
102.9
71.9
50.2
49.2
BERG RIVER
130,010
103.8
101.8
100.7
85
64.5
62.2
TOTAL STORED
899,221 770,625 908,922 912,967 641,009 512,850 501,397
% STORAGE
85.8
1012
101.6
71.4
57.1
55.8
2.1
What does the word capacity mean?
(2)
2.2
Determine the range of the capacity of these dams.
(3)
2.3
Determine the median capacity of these dams.
(3)
2.4
Which dam showed an increase in the water level from 2015 to
2016?
(2)
2.5
(3)
Calculate, to the nearest million m. the current amount of water in
the Berg River dam
Which dam's water level remained the most constant over this five year
period?
2.6
(2)