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Rabie Ridge Tower

A tower in Johannesburg Water's Midrand system. What Johannesburg Water (JW) reported about it, from March 2025.

Latest JW report

JW reported a scheduled overnight closure on 29 September 2026 at 20:55. The board read “No pumping. overnight.” 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 2 suburbs to Rabie Ridge Tower. Most also draw on other supplies.

Commercia, Rabie Ridge.

Up the supply chain

On 10 July 2026, JW reported Rabie Ridge Tower poor pressure to no water

Where the water comes from, top to bottom, and what JW reported for each part on 10 July 2026. A suburb draws on every supply listed at once; JW does not say which street each one reaches.

Showing 10 July 2026. Other days: 29 September 2026, 11 September 2026, 7 September 2026, 31 August 2026, 4 August 2026, 10 July 2026, or the last day.

Bulk supply

Palmiet Pump Station (Rand Water)

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

Feeds the Midrand system: stated by JW source ↗

System

Midrand system

JW reported 1 of 10 supplies in it short of water.

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

Supply

Rabie Ridge Tower

JW reported poor pressure to no water at 12:03, then supplying fairly at 18:53.

As printed: “12:03 No pumping, area power outage.”; “18:53 Supplying fairly. No pumping overnight.”

In the Midrand system: listed on a JW page 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 10 July 2026, JW reported Rabie Ridge Tower poor pressure to no water”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/rabie-ridge-tower#fig-chain

The data as a table
PartWhat it isFeedsHow we knowOn 10 July 2026
Palmiet Pump Station (Rand Water)Rand Water stationthe Midrand systemstated by JWNo JW status for it
Midrand systemSystemJW's system page1 of 10 supplies short of water; 0 with no report
Rabie Ridge TowerTowerJW's page or noticepoor pressure to no water

Rabie Ridge Tower over time

In 2026 so far, JW reported Rabie Ridge Tower short of water on 17 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 241 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: Rabie Ridge Tower: no report from 3 March 2025 to 31 May 2025; Rabie Ridge Tower: no report from 25 July 2025 to 31 January 2026.

2025
MarNo JW boards, Mar to May
Jun1 Jun: supplying adequately2 Jun: no report3 Jun: critically low4 Jun: low5 Jun: supplying adequately6 Jun: supplying adequately7 Jun: supplying adequately8 Jun: supplying adequately9 Jun: supplying adequately10 Jun: supplying adequately11 Jun: supplying adequately12 Jun: supplying adequately13 Jun: supplying adequately14 Jun: critically low15 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: no report24 Jun: supplying adequately25 Jun: supplying adequately26 Jun: supplying adequately27 Jun: supplying adequately28 Jun: supplying adequately29 Jun: supplying adequately30 Jun: supplying adequately2
Jul1 Jul: supplying adequately2 Jul: supplying adequately3 Jul: supplying adequately4 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: overnight closure18 Jul: supplying adequately19 Jul: supplying adequately20 Jul: supplying adequately21 Jul: supplying adequately22 Jul: supplying adequately23 Jul: supplying adequately24 Jul: supplying adequately25 Jul: no report26 Jul: no report27 Jul: no report28 Jul: no report29 Jul: no report30 Jul: no report31 Jul: no report0
AugNo JW boards, Aug 2025 to Jan 2026
2026
Feb1 Feb: critically low2 Feb: critically low3 Feb: warning: no water may occur4 Feb: supplying fairly5 Feb: no report6 Feb: no report7 Feb: supplying adequately8 Feb: supplying adequately9 Feb: supplying adequately10 Feb: no report11 Feb: no report12 Feb: no report13 Feb: no report14 Feb: no report15 Feb: no report16 Feb: no report17 Feb: no report18 Feb: no report19 Feb: no report20 Feb: no report21 Feb: no report22 Feb: no report23 Feb: no report24 Feb: no report25 Feb: no report26 Feb: no report27 Feb: no report28 Feb: no report2
Mar1 Mar: no report2 Mar: no report3 Mar: no report4 Mar: no report5 Mar: no report6 Mar: no report7 Mar: no report8 Mar: no report9 Mar: no report10 Mar: no report11 Mar: supplying adequately12 Mar: supplying adequately13 Mar: supplying adequately14 Mar: supplying adequately15 Mar: supplying adequately16 Mar: supplying adequately17 Mar: supplying adequately18 Mar: supplying adequately19 Mar: supplying adequately20 Mar: supplying adequately21 Mar: supplying adequately22 Mar: supplying adequately23 Mar: supplying adequately24 Mar: supplying adequately25 Mar: no report26 Mar: supplying adequately27 Mar: supplying adequately28 Mar: supplying adequately29 Mar: supplying adequately30 Mar: supplying adequately31 Mar: supplying adequately0
Apr1 Apr: supplying adequately2 Apr: supplying adequately3 Apr: supplying adequately4 Apr: supplying adequately5 Apr: supplying adequately6 Apr: supplying adequately7 Apr: supplying adequately8 Apr: supplying adequately9 Apr: supplying adequately10 Apr: supplying adequately11 Apr: supplying adequately12 Apr: supplying adequately13 Apr: supplying adequately14 Apr: supplying adequately15 Apr: supplying adequately16 Apr: supplying adequately17 Apr: supplying adequately18 Apr: supplying adequately19 Apr: supplying adequately20 Apr: supplying adequately21 Apr: supplying adequately22 Apr: supplying adequately23 Apr: supplying adequately24 Apr: supplying adequately25 Apr: overnight closure26 Apr: supplying adequately27 Apr: supplying adequately28 Apr: supplying adequately29 Apr: supplying adequately30 Apr: supplying adequately0
May1 May: supplying adequately2 May: supplying adequately3 May: supplying adequately4 May: supplying adequately5 May: supplying adequately6 May: supplying adequately7 May: supplying adequately8 May: supplying adequately9 May: supplying adequately10 May: supplying adequately11 May: supplying adequately12 May: supplying adequately13 May: supplying adequately14 May: supplying adequately15 May: supplying adequately16 May: supplying adequately17 May: supplying adequately18 May: supplying adequately19 May: supplying adequately20 May: supplying adequately21 May: supplying adequately22 May: supplying adequately23 May: supplying fairly24 May: supplying fairly25 May: no report26 May: supplying fairly27 May: supplying fairly28 May: supplying adequately29 May: supplying adequately30 May: poor pressure to no water31 May: supplying fairly1
Jun1 Jun: supplying adequately2 Jun: supplying fairly3 Jun: supplying fairly4 Jun: supplying fairly5 Jun: critically low6 Jun: supplying fairly7 Jun: supplying fairly8 Jun: supplying fairly9 Jun: supplying fairly10 Jun: supplying fairly11 Jun: supplying fairly12 Jun: supplying fairly13 Jun: supplying fairly14 Jun: supplying fairly15 Jun: supplying fairly16 Jun: supplying fairly17 Jun: supplying fairly18 Jun: supplying fairly19 Jun: supplying fairly20 Jun: supplying adequately21 Jun: supplying adequately22 Jun: supplying adequately23 Jun: supplying adequately24 Jun: supplying adequately25 Jun: supplying adequately26 Jun: supplying fairly27 Jun: supplying adequately28 Jun: supplying adequately29 Jun: overnight closure30 Jun: overnight closure1
Jul1 Jul: supplying adequately2 Jul: overnight closure3 Jul: supplying adequately4 Jul: overnight closure5 Jul: overnight closure6 Jul: overnight closure7 Jul: supplying adequately8 Jul: supplying adequately9 Jul: supplying adequately10 Jul: poor pressure to no water11 Jul: supplying fairly12 Jul: supplying fairly13 Jul: supplying fairly14 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: overnight closure24 Jul: supplying adequately25 Jul: supplying adequately26 Jul: supplying adequately27 Jul: overnight closure28 Jul: supplying adequately29 Jul: supplying adequately30 Jul: supplying adequately31 Jul: supplying adequately1
Aug1 Aug: no report2 Aug: no report3 Aug: supplying adequately4 Aug: poor pressure to no water5 Aug: poor pressure to no water6 Aug: supplying fairly7 Aug: supplying fairly8 Aug: supplying fairly9 Aug: no report10 Aug: no report11 Aug: supplying adequately12 Aug: supplying adequately13 Aug: supplying adequately14 Aug: supplying adequately15 Aug: no report16 Aug: no report17 Aug: supplying fairly18 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 adequately29 Aug: no report30 Aug: no report31 Aug: poor pressure to no water3
Sep1 Sep: poor pressure to no water2 Sep: poor pressure to no water3 Sep: poor pressure to no water4 Sep: poor pressure to no water5 Sep: no report6 Sep: no report7 Sep: poor pressure to no water8 Sep: poor pressure to no water9 Sep: poor pressure to no water10 Sep: supplying fairly11 Sep: poor pressure to no water12 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: overnight closure22 Sep: supplying adequately23 Sep: supplying adequately24 Sep: no report25 Sep: supplying adequately26 Sep: no report27 Sep: no report28 Sep: supplying adequately29 Sep: poor pressure to no water9
  • 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 Rabie Ridge Tower short of water on 17 days”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/rabie-ridge-tower#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 2025029000000
April 2025030000000
May 2025031000000
June 202528302510020
July 202524312300001
August 2025031000000
September 2025030000000
October 2025031000000
November 2025030000000
December 2025031000000
January 2026031000000
February 2026728401020
March 202620312000000
April 202630302900001
May 202630312900100
June 202630302700012
July 202631312400106
August 202621311800300
September 202620291000901

From April to September 2026 (six months), JW reported Rabie Ridge Tower short of water on 15 of 162 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: 17 days short of water for Rabie Ridge Tower, from 189 days with a report. The median supply in the city: 4 days.

102030Mar 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 0 of 29 daysgap2025MApr 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 0 of 30 daysgapAMay 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 0 of 31 daysgapMJun 2025: 2 days short of water, 2 critically low; reported 28 of 30 daysJJul 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 24 of 31 daysJAug 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: 2 days short of water, 2 critically low; reported 7 of 28 daysFMar 2026: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 20 of 31 daysMApr 2026: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 30 of 30 daysAMay 2026: 1 day short of water, 0 critically low; reported 30 of 31 daysMJun 2026: 1 day short of water, 1 critically low; reported 30 of 30 daysJJul 2026: 1 day short of water, 0 critically low; reported 31 of 31 daysJAug 2026: 3 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 21 of 31 daysASep 2026: 9 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 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 Rabie Ridge Tower short of water on 15 of 162 reported days”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/rabie-ridge-tower#fig-days

The data as a table
MonthDays short of waterDays reportedDays in recordCity median
March 2025gap0290
April 2025gap0300
May 2025gap0310
June 2025228300
July 2025024310
August 2025gap031
September 2025gap030
October 2025gap031
November 2025gap030
December 2025gap031
January 2026gap031
February 202627280
March 2026020310
April 2026030300
May 2026130310
June 2026130300
July 2026131311
August 2026321310
September 2026920290

On Rabie Ridge Tower, half of its last 10 outages lasted at least 16 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 10 outages on Rabie Ridge Tower. 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 (2 of 10).

0246810daysFrom 14 June 2025: 5 hoursFrom 10 July 2026: 7 hoursFrom 29 September 2026: at least 8 hours, no reported endFrom 30 May 2026: 9 hoursFrom 3 June 2025: 14 hoursFrom 5 June 2026: 17 hoursFrom 11 September 2026: at least 36 hours, no reported endFrom 4 August 2026: 44 hoursFrom 1 February 2026: 2.1 daysFrom 31 August 2026: 9.3 dayslongest 9.3 dayshalf at least 16 hoursHalf of its last 10 outages lasted at least 16 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 Rabie Ridge Tower, half of its last 10 outages lasted at least 16 hours”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/rabie-ridge-tower#fig-base-rate

The data as a table
StartedLengthEnded
29 September 2026at least 8 hoursno reported end
11 September 2026at least 36 hoursno reported end
31 August 20269.3 days9 September 2026
4 August 202644 hours6 August 2026
10 July 20267 hours10 July 2026
5 June 202617 hours6 June 2026
30 May 20269 hours30 May 2026
1 February 20262.1 days3 February 2026
14 June 20255 hours14 June 2025
3 June 202514 hours4 June 2025

In words

2026 so far: JW reported it at “poor pressure to no water” or “critically low” on 17 days. JW published a report for it on 189 of the 272 days in the record; the other 83 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 2 days. JW published a report for it on 52 of the 304 days in the record; the other 252 days have no report, and we do not count them as normal. The median supply in the city had 1 such day.

The last 10 outages JW reported on this supply lasted a median of at least 16 hours; the longest at least 9.3 days. 2 of them had no reported end (still open, or JW's reports stopped), so they count at the length so far. This is a record of the past, not a forecast.

JW's boards first named Rabie Ridge Tower on 1 June 2025 and last on 29 September 2026: 432 statuses on 432 boards, over 241 days. 150 of those statuses announced a scheduled overnight closure, which we count apart, never as an outage.

Month by month

Days JW reported Rabie Ridge Tower 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 2025No JW report this month
April 2025No JW report this month
May 2025No JW report this month
June 2025228
July 2025024
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 202627
March 2026020Too few reports to compare
April 2026030Too few reports to compare
May 2026130Too few reports to compare
June 20261302 of 28 days
July 20261310 of 24 days
August 2026321Too few reports to compare
September 2026920Too few reports to compare

Recent JW reports

The last 20 statuses JW printed for Rabie Ridge Tower, newest first.

JW reported a scheduled overnight closure on 29 September 2026 at 20:55. The board read “No pumping. overnight.” 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 poor pressure to no water on 29 September 2026 at 13:00. The board read “No pumping due to no area power outage.” 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 13:49. 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 19:05. 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 13:05. 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 a scheduled overnight closure on 23 September 2026 at 17:40. The board read “No pumping overnight.” 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 23 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 23 September 2026 at 12:25. The board read “Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 25 September 2026 at 10:40. 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 a scheduled overnight closure on 21 September 2026 at 18:45. The board read “No pumping overnight.” 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 18 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 18 September 2026 at 18:35. The board read “Supplying adequately”. JW put it on its website 21 September 2026 at 09:05. 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 15:25. The board read “Supplying adequately, no pumping overnight”. 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 09:20. 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, no pumping overnight.” 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 10:30. 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 17:25. 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 10:15. 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 poor pressure to no water on 11 September 2026 at 20:25. The board read “Outlet closed for repairs.” JW put it on its website 15 September 2026 at 11:21. JW's page for this board ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 11 September 2026. JW reported supplying fairly on 11 September 2026 at 10:54. The board read “Supplying fairly.” JW put it on its website 15 September 2026 at 10:59. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 10 September 2026. JW reported supplying fairly on 10 September 2026 at 19:29. The board read “Supplying fairly. No pumping overnight.” JW put it on its website 11 September 2026 at 08:47. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

Past outages

Each row is one outage: a stretch of time JW reported Rabie Ridge Tower 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
29 Sep 2026, 13:00No reported endat least 8 hours
11 Sep 2026, 20:25No reported endat least 36 hours
31 Aug 2026, 10:109 Sep 2026, 18:279.3 days (2 of them with no board)
4 Aug 2026, 18:166 Aug 2026, 13:4944 hours
10 Jul 2026, 12:0310 Jul 2026, 18:537 hours
5 Jun 2026, 19:356 Jun 2026, 12:2317 hours
30 May 2026, 10:1030 May 2026, 18:559 hours
1 Feb 2026, 11:303 Feb 2026, 13:302.1 days
14 Jun 2025, 16:1514 Jun 2025, 21:205 hours
3 Jun 2025, 18:504 Jun 2025, 09:0514 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.