After heavy rains the previous days my son and I headed up the mountain to see the the waterfalls at the Three Dams. We were not disappointed. The water from the dams were cascading down the mountains in overflow to the Mossel River. These are my images taken with a slow shutter speed to get the silky effect of the flowing water.
The Mossel River starts off high up in the mountains above Hermanus, where it starts off as a small stream crossing The Jeep Track. It is halted in its progress by the Three Dams. The dams were built in 1930 by The Mossel River and Poole’s Bay Village Management Boardsas a water source for these townships. Today these are suburbs of Greater Hermanus and are called Voëlklip and Eastcliff. The Mossel River continues down through a green belt, flows under the bridge at the Voēlklip Traffic Circle and joins the Cliff Path, where it tumbles out to sea over the rocks at Mossel River Beach.
The Dams are known as The High level Arch Dam, The PJ Luyt Arch Dam and The Rockhill Dam. Once used as a water supply, the dams no longer serve that purpose and are used as a source of grey water for various purposes, including irrigation of the Golf Course. It is also a very popular recreation area for locals in the hot summer months to swim and picnic.
