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Kelvin

Last Johannesburg Water (JW) report: Tue 29 Sep 2026, 21:05

Both of Kelvin's supplies: short of water on 0 and 1 days this year.

Each from 189 days with a JW report. A typical reservoir or tower in the city had 4.

At JW's last report: Water as normal (2)

JW lists Kelvin under both supplies and does not say which streets each one reaches.

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Your street may differ: each report covers a reservoir or tower and the area it feeds, and higher streets lose water first. What JW's words mean

Day by day

In 2026 so far: 1 day short of water for Linbro Park Direct Feed, from 189 days with a report; 0 days for Marlboro Direct Feed, from 189. A typical supply in the city, the median one (half had fewer), had 4 days.

Each square is a day, as JW reported it for a supply: a reservoir or tower that JW reports on. The number at the right is the month's days short of water.

In 2026 so far, JW reported at least one of Kelvin's 2 supplies short of water on 1 day

3 March 2025 to 29 September 2026, from 482 days with a JW report.

Marlboro Direct Feed

In 2026 so far: 0 days short of water, from 189 days with a JW report.

2025
MarNo JW boards, Mar to Apr
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: supplying adequately23 May: no report24 May: no report25 May: no report26 May: no report27 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 adequately5 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 fairly14 Jun: supplying fairly15 Jun: supplying fairly16 Jun: supplying fairly17 Jun: supplying fairly18 Jun: supplying fairly19 Jun: supplying fairly20 Jun: supplying fairly21 Jun: supplying adequately22 Jun: overnight closure23 Jun: supplying adequately24 Jun: supplying adequately25 Jun: supplying adequately26 Jun: supplying adequately27 Jun: supplying adequately28 Jun: supplying adequately29 Jun: supplying adequately30 Jun: supplying adequately0
Jul1 Jul: poor pressure to no water2 Jul: poor pressure to no water3 Jul: supplying fairly4 Jul: poor pressure to no water5 Jul: supplying fairly6 Jul: supplying fairly7 Jul: supplying fairly8 Jul: supplying fairly9 Jul: supplying fairly10 Jul: supplying fairly11 Jul: supplying fairly12 Jul: supplying adequately13 Jul: supplying adequately14 Jul: supplying adequately15 Jul: poor pressure in places16 Jul: poor pressure in places17 Jul: poor pressure in places18 Jul: poor pressure in places19 Jul: poor pressure in places20 Jul: poor pressure in places21 Jul: poor pressure in places22 Jul: supplying fairly23 Jul: no report24 Jul: supplying adequately25 Jul: no report26 Jul: no report27 Jul: no report28 Jul: no report29 Jul: no report30 Jul: no report31 Jul: no report3
AugNo JW boards, Aug 2025 to Jan 2026
2026
Feb1 Feb: supplying adequately2 Feb: supplying adequately3 Feb: supplying adequately4 Feb: supplying adequately5 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 report0
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: overnight closure12 Mar: supplying adequately13 Mar: supplying adequately14 Mar: supplying adequately15 Mar: overnight closure16 Mar: supplying adequately17 Mar: low18 Mar: low19 Mar: low20 Mar: supplying adequately21 Mar: supplying adequately22 Mar: supplying adequately23 Mar: supplying adequately24 Mar: supplying adequately25 Mar: supplying adequately26 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: overnight closure9 Apr: supplying fairly10 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: supplying adequately26 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 adequately24 May: supplying adequately25 May: supplying adequately26 May: supplying adequately27 May: supplying adequately28 May: supplying adequately29 May: supplying adequately30 May: warning: no water may occur31 May: supplying adequately0
Jun1 Jun: supplying fairly2 Jun: supplying fairly3 Jun: supplying fairly4 Jun: supplying fairly5 Jun: supplying fairly6 Jun: supplying fairly7 Jun: supplying adequately8 Jun: supplying adequately9 Jun: supplying adequately10 Jun: supplying adequately11 Jun: supplying adequately12 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: supplying adequately24 Jun: supplying adequately25 Jun: supplying adequately26 Jun: supplying adequately27 Jun: supplying adequately28 Jun: supplying adequately29 Jun: supplying adequately30 Jun: supplying adequately0
Jul1 Jul: supplying adequately2 Jul: supplying adequately3 Jul: no report4 Jul: supplying adequately5 Jul: supplying adequately6 Jul: supplying adequately7 Jul: supplying fairly8 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: poor pressure in places18 Jul: poor pressure in places19 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 adequately8 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 fairly21 Aug: supplying adequately22 Aug: no report23 Aug: no report24 Aug: supplying adequately25 Aug: supplying fairly26 Aug: supplying adequately27 Aug: supplying fairly28 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

Linbro Park Direct Feed

In 2026 so far: 1 day short of water, from 189 days with a JW report.

2025
MarNo JW boards, Mar to Apr
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: supplying adequately23 May: no report24 May: no report25 May: no report26 May: no report27 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 adequately5 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 fairly14 Jun: supplying fairly15 Jun: supplying fairly16 Jun: supplying fairly17 Jun: supplying fairly18 Jun: supplying fairly19 Jun: supplying fairly20 Jun: supplying fairly21 Jun: supplying adequately22 Jun: overnight closure23 Jun: supplying adequately24 Jun: supplying adequately25 Jun: supplying adequately26 Jun: supplying adequately27 Jun: supplying adequately28 Jun: supplying adequately29 Jun: supplying adequately30 Jun: supplying adequately0
Jul1 Jul: poor pressure to no water2 Jul: poor pressure to no water3 Jul: supplying fairly4 Jul: supplying fairly5 Jul: supplying fairly6 Jul: supplying fairly7 Jul: supplying fairly8 Jul: supplying fairly9 Jul: supplying fairly10 Jul: supplying fairly11 Jul: supplying fairly12 Jul: supplying adequately13 Jul: supplying adequately14 Jul: supplying adequately15 Jul: poor pressure in places16 Jul: poor pressure in places17 Jul: poor pressure in places18 Jul: poor pressure in places19 Jul: poor pressure in places20 Jul: poor pressure in places21 Jul: poor pressure in places22 Jul: supplying fairly23 Jul: no report24 Jul: supplying adequately25 Jul: no report26 Jul: no report27 Jul: no report28 Jul: no report29 Jul: no report30 Jul: no report31 Jul: no report2
AugNo JW boards, Aug 2025 to Jan 2026
2026
Feb1 Feb: supplying adequately2 Feb: supplying adequately3 Feb: supplying adequately4 Feb: supplying adequately5 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 report0
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: overnight closure12 Mar: supplying adequately13 Mar: supplying adequately14 Mar: supplying adequately15 Mar: overnight closure16 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: supplying adequately26 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: overnight closure9 Apr: supplying fairly10 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: supplying adequately26 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 adequately24 May: supplying adequately25 May: supplying adequately26 May: supplying adequately27 May: supplying adequately28 May: supplying adequately29 May: supplying adequately30 May: poor pressure to no water31 May: supplying fairly1
Jun1 Jun: supplying fairly2 Jun: supplying fairly3 Jun: supplying fairly4 Jun: supplying fairly5 Jun: supplying fairly6 Jun: supplying fairly7 Jun: supplying adequately8 Jun: supplying adequately9 Jun: supplying adequately10 Jun: supplying adequately11 Jun: supplying fairly12 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 fairly23 Jun: supplying fairly24 Jun: supplying adequately25 Jun: supplying adequately26 Jun: supplying adequately27 Jun: supplying adequately28 Jun: supplying adequately29 Jun: supplying adequately30 Jun: supplying adequately0
Jul1 Jul: supplying adequately2 Jul: supplying adequately3 Jul: no report4 Jul: supplying adequately5 Jul: supplying adequately6 Jul: supplying adequately7 Jul: supplying fairly8 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: poor pressure in places18 Jul: poor pressure in places19 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 adequately8 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 fairly21 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 fairly0
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 at least one of Kelvin's 2 supplies short of water on 1 day”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/suburb/kelvin#fig-year

The data as a table
SupplyMonthDays reportedDays in recordAdequate or fairPoor pressure in places, or lowWarning: no water may occurPoor pressure to no waterCritically lowOvernight closure
Marlboro Direct FeedMarch 2025029000000
Marlboro Direct FeedApril 2025030000000
Marlboro Direct FeedMay 2025131100000
Marlboro Direct FeedJune 202528302700001
Marlboro Direct FeedJuly 202523311370300
Marlboro Direct FeedAugust 2025031000000
Marlboro Direct FeedSeptember 2025030000000
Marlboro Direct FeedOctober 2025031000000
Marlboro Direct FeedNovember 2025030000000
Marlboro Direct FeedDecember 2025031000000
Marlboro Direct FeedJanuary 2026031000000
Marlboro Direct FeedFebruary 2026728700000
Marlboro Direct FeedMarch 202621311630002
Marlboro Direct FeedApril 202630302900001
Marlboro Direct FeedMay 202631313001000
Marlboro Direct FeedJune 202630303000000
Marlboro Direct FeedJuly 202630312820000
Marlboro Direct FeedAugust 202620312000000
Marlboro Direct FeedSeptember 202620292000000
Linbro Park Direct FeedMarch 2025029000000
Linbro Park Direct FeedApril 2025030000000
Linbro Park Direct FeedMay 2025131100000
Linbro Park Direct FeedJune 202528302700001
Linbro Park Direct FeedJuly 202523311470200
Linbro Park Direct FeedAugust 2025031000000
Linbro Park Direct FeedSeptember 2025030000000
Linbro Park Direct FeedOctober 2025031000000
Linbro Park Direct FeedNovember 2025030000000
Linbro Park Direct FeedDecember 2025031000000
Linbro Park Direct FeedJanuary 2026031000000
Linbro Park Direct FeedFebruary 2026728700000
Linbro Park Direct FeedMarch 202621311900002
Linbro Park Direct FeedApril 202630302900001
Linbro Park Direct FeedMay 202631313000100
Linbro Park Direct FeedJune 202630303000000
Linbro Park Direct FeedJuly 202630312820000
Linbro Park Direct FeedAugust 202620312000000
Linbro Park Direct FeedSeptember 202620292000000

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”, as happening or expected (expected most often means higher streets). A warning that it may occur does not count.

In short

The latest JW report on this site is from 29 September 2026; the site last read JW's website on 1 October. Linbro Park Direct Feed and Marlboro Direct Feed had water as normal. JW reported Linbro Park Direct Feed and Marlboro Direct Feed short of water on 1 and 0 days this year. A typical reservoir or tower in the city had 4 such days. On Linbro Park Direct Feed, its last 2 outages lasted 20 hours and 9 hours; the longest since March 2025 lasted 20 hours.

Latest JW report

Linbro Park Direct Feed, 29 September 2026: water as normal at 21:05 (JW: “Supplying adequately”).
JW put it on its website 1 October 2026 at 13:40. JW's page for this board ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

Marlboro Direct Feed, 29 September 2026: water as normal at 21:05 (JW: “Supplying adequately”).
JW put it on its website 1 October 2026 at 13:40. JW's page for this board ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

Also on OurPower ↗.

Where Kelvin gets its water

JW names at least these supplies for Kelvin. Its zone tables and lists do not name Kelvin, so there may be others. JW does not say which street each one reaches.

SupplySystemHow JW links it to Kelvin
Linbro Park Direct FeedSandtonFound by our research in a JW customer notice, November 2023. Source 1 ↗
Marlboro Direct FeedSandtonFound by our research in a JW customer notice, November 2023. Source 1 ↗

Outages

JW reported 4 outages on Kelvin's supplies since March 2025. The longest lasted 20 hours. Every outage, with how long it lasted: Linbro Park Direct Feed and Marlboro Direct Feed.

JW's end dates

No JW notice we have read stated an end time for these supplies. Each end date against what happened: Linbro Park Direct Feed and Marlboro Direct Feed.

Under strain

In 2026 so far, Kelvin had 4 days under strain: days when JW reported any of its supplies low or worse, or warned that higher-lying areas may lose water. This is a wider count than days short of water.

The network is linked. Kelvin draws on all its supplies at once, and when one runs low the others carry more. At such times JW's boards sometimes warn of “poor pressure to no water in higher-lying areas”: under strain, higher streets lose water first. JW does not say which streets those are.

What JW's boards cannot tell you

JW's boards report reservoirs and towers, so some things are not in this record:

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