The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality says its keeping a close eye on all supply dams which are overflowing as a result of heavy rain over the past 24 hours.
Spokesperson, Kupido Baron, says they are working with the Department of Water Affairs in monitoring the dams.
He says at this stage there are no areas in any danger, however they will continue to monitor the situation closely.
The PE weather office says the system that brought all the rain has since moved over the Wild Coast.
Port Alfred was one of the hardest hit areas with more than 165mm of rain measured up until eight o'clock on Thursday morning.
Other significant falls were measured in Addo where 98.8mm fell, Uitenhage, 64.8 mm, Grahamstown, 57.8mm, East London 42mm and the Third Avenue dip, which is still closed, 62mm.
Here are some other figures:
Bird Island, 61.8mm
Cape St Francis, 33.4mm
Cradock ,7.0mm
Darlington Dam, 15.8mm
Fort Beauafort, 9.0mm
Grahamstown, 57.8mm
Coega, 95.4mm
Patensie, 12.6mm
Port Alfred, 165.4mm
Pe Coega Lower River, 92.6mm
Pe Coega Upper River, 74.0mm
Pe Airport, 59.0mm
Chettty, 51.6mm
Lovermore heights, 46.2mm
Uitenhage, 64.8mm
Third Avenue dip, 62.0mm
East London, 42.0mm
Bisho, 25.4mm
Barkley East, 26mm
- AlgoaFM
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