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Linksfield Reservoir

A reservoir. What Johannesburg Water (JW) reported about it, from March 2025.

Latest JW report

JW reported a scheduled overnight closure on 29 September 2026 at 21:05. The board read “Outlet closed overnight to build capacity.” JW put it on its website 1 October 2026 at 13:40. JW's page for this board ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

Live updates during the day: Johannesburg Water ↗ and OurPower ↗. This page keeps the history.

Suburbs it supplies

JW links 42 suburbs to Linksfield Reservoir. Most also draw on other supplies.

Abbotsford, Alexandra, Bagleyston, Bramley, Bramley Park, Cheltondale, Dunhill, Fairmount, Fairmount Ridge, Fairvale, Fairwood, Fellside, Forbesdale, Glenhazel, Glenkay, Glensan, Gresswold, Hawkins Estate, Highlands North, Houghton, Houghton Estate, Kew, Linksfield, Linksfield North, Maryvale, Melrose North, Norwood, Oaklands, Orange Grove, Orchards, Percelia Estate, Raedene Estate, Raumarais Park, Rouxville, Sandringham, Savoy Estate, Sunningdale, Sydenham, Talboton, The Gardens, Victoria, Waverley.

Up the supply chain

On 1 June 2026, JW reported Linksfield Reservoir critically low

Where the water comes from, top to bottom, and what JW reported for each part on 1 June 2026. A suburb draws on every supply listed at once; JW does not say which street each one reaches.

Showing 1 June 2026. Other days: 26 June 2026, 23 June 2026, 11 June 2026, 1 June 2026, or the last day.

Bulk supply

Palmiet Pump Station (Rand Water)

JW's boards carry no status for Rand Water's stations.

Feeds Linksfield Reservoir: stated by JW source ↗

System

Unknown

No public JW source names the system for these supplies.

Supply

Linksfield Reservoir

JW reported critically low.

As printed: “10:50 Critically low. Poor pressure to no water may occur.”

Fed from Palmiet Pump Station (Rand Water): stated by JW source ↗

JW's reported status of the reservoir or tower, not measured water at taps. Boards from March 2025.

Source: Johannesburg Water's System Update boards and notices, read by us. How this record is made.

Cite this figure

watersearch (2026). “On 1 June 2026, JW reported Linksfield Reservoir critically low”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/linksfield-reservoir#fig-chain

The data as a table
PartWhat it isFeedsHow we knowOn 1 June 2026
Palmiet Pump Station (Rand Water)Rand Water stationLinksfield Reservoirstated by JWNo JW status for it
Linksfield ReservoirReservoirJW's page or noticecritically low

Linksfield Reservoir over time

In 2026 so far, JW reported Linksfield Reservoir short of water on 4 days

What JW reported each day, 3 March 2025 to 29 September 2026, one row a month; the number at the right is the month's days short of water. Based on 142 days with a JW report. A day counts as short of water when JW's worst report for it that day was “poor pressure to no water” or “critically low”. Gaps: Linksfield Reservoir: no report from 6 June 2025 to 29 May 2026.

2025
Mar3 Mar: supplying adequately4 Mar: no report5 Mar: supplying adequately6 Mar: supplying adequately7 Mar: supplying adequately8 Mar: supplying adequately9 Mar: supplying adequately10 Mar: no report11 Mar: supplying adequately12 Mar: supplying adequately13 Mar: supplying adequately14 Mar: supplying adequately15 Mar: no report16 Mar: no report17 Mar: supplying adequately18 Mar: supplying adequately19 Mar: supplying adequately20 Mar: supplying adequately21 Mar: no report22 Mar: no report23 Mar: no report24 Mar: supplying adequately25 Mar: supplying adequately26 Mar: supplying adequately27 Mar: supplying adequately28 Mar: no report29 Mar: no report30 Mar: no report31 Mar: no report0
Apr1 Apr: no report2 Apr: no report3 Apr: supplying adequately4 Apr: no report5 Apr: no report6 Apr: no report7 Apr: no report8 Apr: no report9 Apr: supplying adequately10 Apr: no report11 Apr: supplying adequately12 Apr: no report13 Apr: no report14 Apr: no report15 Apr: no report16 Apr: no report17 Apr: supplying adequately18 Apr: no report19 Apr: no report20 Apr: no report21 Apr: no report22 Apr: supplying adequately23 Apr: no report24 Apr: no report25 Apr: supplying adequately26 Apr: no report27 Apr: no report28 Apr: supplying adequately29 Apr: supplying adequately30 Apr: supplying adequately0
May1 May: supplying adequately2 May: no report3 May: supplying adequately4 May: no report5 May: supplying adequately6 May: supplying adequately7 May: no report8 May: no report9 May: supplying adequately10 May: supplying adequately11 May: supplying adequately12 May: supplying adequately13 May: no report14 May: no report15 May: no report16 May: no report17 May: no report18 May: no report19 May: no report20 May: no report21 May: no report22 May: no report23 May: supplying adequately24 May: no report25 May: no report26 May: supplying adequately27 May: no report28 May: no report29 May: no report30 May: no report31 May: no report0
Jun1 Jun: no report2 Jun: no report3 Jun: supplying fairly4 Jun: supplying fairly5 Jun: supplying adequately6 Jun: no report7 Jun: no report8 Jun: no report9 Jun: no report10 Jun: no report11 Jun: no report12 Jun: no report13 Jun: no report14 Jun: no report15 Jun: no report16 Jun: no report17 Jun: no report18 Jun: no report19 Jun: no report20 Jun: no report21 Jun: no report22 Jun: no report23 Jun: no report24 Jun: no report25 Jun: no report26 Jun: no report27 Jun: no report28 Jun: no report29 Jun: no report30 Jun: no report0
JulNo JW boards, Jul 2025 to Apr 2026
2026
May1 May: no report2 May: no report3 May: no report4 May: no report5 May: no report6 May: no report7 May: no report8 May: no report9 May: no report10 May: no report11 May: no report12 May: no report13 May: no report14 May: no report15 May: no report16 May: no report17 May: no report18 May: no report19 May: no report20 May: no report21 May: no report22 May: no report23 May: no report24 May: no report25 May: no report26 May: no report27 May: no report28 May: no report29 May: no report30 May: overnight closure31 May: supplying fairly0
Jun1 Jun: critically low2 Jun: supplying adequately3 Jun: supplying fairly4 Jun: supplying adequately5 Jun: supplying adequately6 Jun: supplying fairly7 Jun: supplying adequately8 Jun: supplying adequately9 Jun: supplying adequately10 Jun: supplying adequately11 Jun: poor pressure to no water12 Jun: supplying adequately13 Jun: supplying adequately14 Jun: supplying adequately15 Jun: supplying adequately16 Jun: supplying adequately17 Jun: supplying adequately18 Jun: supplying adequately19 Jun: supplying adequately20 Jun: supplying adequately21 Jun: supplying adequately22 Jun: supplying adequately23 Jun: poor pressure to no water24 Jun: supplying adequately25 Jun: supplying adequately26 Jun: poor pressure to no water27 Jun: supplying adequately28 Jun: supplying adequately29 Jun: supplying adequately30 Jun: supplying adequately4
Jul1 Jul: supplying adequately2 Jul: supplying adequately3 Jul: no report4 Jul: supplying adequately5 Jul: supplying adequately6 Jul: supplying adequately7 Jul: supplying adequately8 Jul: supplying adequately9 Jul: supplying adequately10 Jul: supplying adequately11 Jul: supplying adequately12 Jul: supplying adequately13 Jul: supplying adequately14 Jul: supplying adequately15 Jul: supplying adequately16 Jul: supplying adequately17 Jul: supplying adequately18 Jul: supplying adequately19 Jul: supplying adequately20 Jul: supplying adequately21 Jul: supplying adequately22 Jul: supplying adequately23 Jul: supplying adequately24 Jul: supplying adequately25 Jul: supplying adequately26 Jul: supplying adequately27 Jul: supplying adequately28 Jul: supplying adequately29 Jul: supplying adequately30 Jul: supplying adequately31 Jul: supplying adequately0
Aug1 Aug: no report2 Aug: no report3 Aug: supplying adequately4 Aug: supplying adequately5 Aug: supplying adequately6 Aug: supplying adequately7 Aug: supplying fairly8 Aug: supplying adequately9 Aug: no report10 Aug: no report11 Aug: no report12 Aug: supplying adequately13 Aug: supplying adequately14 Aug: supplying adequately15 Aug: no report16 Aug: no report17 Aug: supplying adequately18 Aug: supplying adequately19 Aug: supplying adequately20 Aug: supplying adequately21 Aug: supplying adequately22 Aug: no report23 Aug: no report24 Aug: supplying adequately25 Aug: supplying adequately26 Aug: supplying adequately27 Aug: supplying adequately28 Aug: supplying fairly29 Aug: no report30 Aug: no report31 Aug: supplying adequately0
Sep1 Sep: supplying adequately2 Sep: supplying adequately3 Sep: supplying adequately4 Sep: supplying adequately5 Sep: no report6 Sep: no report7 Sep: supplying adequately8 Sep: supplying adequately9 Sep: supplying adequately10 Sep: supplying adequately11 Sep: supplying adequately12 Sep: no report13 Sep: no report14 Sep: supplying adequately15 Sep: supplying adequately16 Sep: supplying adequately17 Sep: supplying adequately18 Sep: supplying adequately19 Sep: no report20 Sep: no report21 Sep: supplying adequately22 Sep: supplying adequately23 Sep: supplying adequately24 Sep: no report25 Sep: supplying adequately26 Sep: no report27 Sep: no report28 Sep: supplying adequately29 Sep: supplying adequately0
  • water as normal
  • supplying fairly
  • JW warned
  • low, or weak in places
  • short of water
  • critically low
  • shut for the night
  • no JW report
  • still filling in

JW's reported status of the reservoir or tower, not measured water at taps. Boards from March 2025.

Source: Johannesburg Water's System Update boards and notices, read by us. How this record is made.

Cite this figure

watersearch (2026). “In 2026 so far, JW reported Linksfield Reservoir short of water on 4 days”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/linksfield-reservoir#fig-year

The data as a table
MonthDays reportedDays in recordAdequate or fairPoor pressure in places, or lowWarning: no water may occurPoor pressure to no waterCritically lowOvernight closure
March 202518291800000
April 2025930900000
May 202510311000000
June 2025330300000
July 2025031000000
August 2025031000000
September 2025030000000
October 2025031000000
November 2025030000000
December 2025031000000
January 2026031000000
February 2026028000000
March 2026031000000
April 2026030000000
May 2026231100001
June 202630302600310
July 202630313000000
August 202620312000000
September 202620292000000

From April to September 2026 (six months), JW reported Linksfield Reservoir short of water on 4 of 102 reported days

Days per month short of water, stacked: critically low at the base. The tick is the median supply in the city that month. The strip under each bar is the share of days with a JW report; a month with none says gap. 3 March 2025 to 29 September 2026.

In 2026 so far: 4 days short of water for Linksfield Reservoir, from 102 days with a report. The median supply in the city: 4 days.

102030Mar 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 18 of 29 days2025MApr 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 9 of 30 daysAMay 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 10 of 31 daysMJun 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 3 of 30 daysJJul 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 0 of 31 daysgapJAug 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 0 of 31 daysgapASep 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 0 of 30 daysgapSOct 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 0 of 31 daysgapONov 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 0 of 30 daysgapNDec 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 0 of 31 daysgapDJan 2026: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 0 of 31 daysgap2026JFeb 2026: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 0 of 28 daysgapFMar 2026: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 0 of 31 daysgapMApr 2026: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 0 of 30 daysgapAMay 2026: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 2 of 31 daysMJun 2026: 4 days short of water, 1 critically low; reported 30 of 30 daysJJul 2026: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 30 of 31 daysJAug 2026: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 20 of 31 daysASep 2026: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 20 of 29 daysScity median 0city median 0city median 0city median 0city median 0city median 0city median 1city median 0city median 0

JW's reported status of the reservoir or tower, not measured water at taps. Boards from March 2025.

Source: Johannesburg Water's System Update boards and notices, read by us. How this record is made.

Cite this figure

watersearch (2026). “From April to September 2026 (six months), JW reported Linksfield Reservoir short of water on 4 of 102 reported days”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/linksfield-reservoir#fig-days

The data as a table
MonthDays short of waterDays reportedDays in recordCity median
March 2025018290
April 202509300
May 2025010310
June 202503300
July 2025gap0310
August 2025gap031
September 2025gap030
October 2025gap031
November 2025gap030
December 2025gap031
January 2026gap031
February 2026gap0280
March 2026gap0310
April 2026gap0300
May 202602310
June 2026430300
July 2026030311
August 2026020310
September 2026020290

On Linksfield Reservoir, half of its last 4 outages were over within 12 hours

This is not a forecast. It is how long past outages lasted. Each dot is one past outage, placed by its length: the last 4 outages on Linksfield Reservoir. A hollow dot with an arrow had no reported end: JW's reports stopped before it ended, or it was still going at JW's last report. Either way it lasted at least that long (0 of 4).

012daysFrom 26 June 2026: 7 hoursFrom 23 June 2026: 8 hoursFrom 11 June 2026: 15 hoursFrom 1 June 2026: 24 hourslongest 24 hourshalf within 12 hoursHalf of its last 4 outages were over within 12 hours

JW's reported status of the reservoir or tower, not measured water at taps. Boards from March 2025.

Source: Johannesburg Water's System Update boards and notices, read by us. How this record is made.

Cite this figure

watersearch (2026). “On Linksfield Reservoir, half of its last 4 outages were over within 12 hours”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/linksfield-reservoir#fig-base-rate

The data as a table
StartedLengthEnded
26 June 20267 hours26 June 2026
23 June 20268 hours23 June 2026
11 June 202615 hours12 June 2026
1 June 202624 hours2 June 2026

In words

2026 so far: JW reported it at “poor pressure to no water” or “critically low” on 4 days. JW published a report for it on 102 of the 272 days in the record; the other 170 days have no report, and we do not count them as normal. The median supply in the city had 4 such days.

2025: JW reported it at “poor pressure to no water” or “critically low” on 0 days. JW published a report for it on 40 of the 304 days in the record; the other 264 days have no report, and we do not count them as normal. The median supply in the city had 1 such day.

The last 4 outages JW reported on this supply lasted a median of 12 hours; the longest 24 hours. This is a record of the past, not a forecast.

JW's boards first named Linksfield Reservoir on 3 March 2025 and last on 29 September 2026: 221 statuses on 221 boards, over 142 days. 3 of those statuses announced a scheduled overnight closure, which we count apart, never as an outage.

Month by month

Days JW reported Linksfield Reservoir at “poor pressure to no water” or “critically low”, out of the days it reported it at all. A month with few reported days says little.

MonthDays short of waterDays with a reportSame month a year earlier
March 2025018
April 202509
May 2025010
June 202503
July 2025No JW report this month
August 2025No JW report this month
September 2025No JW report this month
October 2025No JW report this month
November 2025No JW report this month
December 2025No JW report this month
January 2026No JW report this month
February 2026No JW report this month
March 2026No JW report this monthToo few reports to compare
April 2026No JW report this monthToo few reports to compare
May 202602Too few reports to compare
June 2026430Too few reports to compare
July 2026030Too few reports to compare
August 2026020Too few reports to compare
September 2026020Too few reports to compare

Recent JW reports

The last 20 statuses JW printed for Linksfield Reservoir, newest first.

JW reported a scheduled overnight closure on 29 September 2026 at 21:05. The board read “Outlet closed overnight to build capacity.” JW put it on its website 1 October 2026 at 13:40. JW's page for this board ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

JW reported supplying adequately on 29 September 2026 at 13:20. The board read “Supplying adequately”. JW put it on its website 1 October 2026 at 13:41. JW's page for this board ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

JW reported supplying adequately on 28 September 2026 at 13:45. The board read “Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 1 October 2026 at 13:42. JW's page for this board ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 25 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 25 September 2026 at 19:10. The board read “Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 28 September 2026 at 10:32. JW's page for this board ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 25 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 25 September 2026 at 13:10. The board read “Supplying adequately”. JW put it on its website 28 September 2026 at 10:31. JW's page for this board ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 23 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 23 September 2026 at 17:45. The board read “Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 25 September 2026 at 10:41. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 22 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 22 September 2026 at 10:30. The board read “Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 22 September 2026 at 15:42. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 21 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 21 September 2026 at 18:50. The board read “Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 22 September 2026 at 14:09. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 21 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 21 September 2026 at 14:30. The board read “Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 22 September 2026 at 14:08. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 18 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 18 September 2026 at 18:30. The board read “Supplying adequately”. JW put it on its website 21 September 2026 at 09:06. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 18 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 18 September 2026 at 10:45. The board read “Supplying adequately”. JW put it on its website 21 September 2026 at 09:04. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 17 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 17 September 2026 at 15:36. The board read “Supplying adequately. Inlet and outlet open.” JW put it on its website 18 September 2026 at 10:41. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 17 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 17 September 2026 at 09:45. The board read “Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 18 September 2026 at 10:40. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 16 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 16 September 2026 at 15:15. The board read “Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 16 September 2026 at 15:56. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 16 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 16 September 2026 at 11:15. The board read “Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 16 September 2026 at 15:52. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 15 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 15 September 2026 at 16:50. The board read “Supplying adequately”. JW put it on its website 16 September 2026 at 10:17. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 15 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 15 September 2026 at 10:40. The board read “Supplying adequately”. JW put it on its website 16 September 2026 at 10:11. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 14 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 14 September 2026 at 10:10. The board read “Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 15 September 2026 at 11:24. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 11 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 11 September 2026 at 11:20. The board read “Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 15 September 2026 at 10:58. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 10 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 10 September 2026 at 20:08. The board read “Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 11 September 2026 at 08:46. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

Past outages

Each row is one outage: a stretch of time JW reported Linksfield Reservoir at “poor pressure to no water” or “critically low”, newest first. An outage has no reported end when JW's reports stopped before it ended, or when it was still going at JW's last report; its length is then a minimum.

StartEndLength
26 Jun 2026, 13:4026 Jun 2026, 20:207 hours
23 Jun 2026, 10:4523 Jun 2026, 18:358 hours
11 Jun 2026, 20:2412 Jun 2026, 11:3515 hours
1 Jun 2026, 10:502 Jun 2026, 11:0024 hours

What JW's boards cannot tell you

Source: JW's System Update boards and notices, read by us. The full list, and how this record is made.