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Victoria Falls

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls continued decreasing, closing the period under review at 313m3/s on 26th October 2020. The flow observed on the same date last year was 113m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s) 2020Flow (m3/s) 2019
13/10/2020359142
14/10/2020349139
15/10/2020343137
16/10/2020339134
17/10/2020334132
18/10/2020329129
19/10/2020325127
20/10/2020323125
21/10/2020320122
22/10/2020317120
23/10/2020317118
24/10/2020316116
25/10/2020315116
26/10/2020313113
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
To: 
Monday, October 26, 2020
Lake Levels Graphic: 

Chavuma

Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are in recession, closing the period under review at 84m3/s on 9th September 2024 whilst last year on the same date it was 104m3/s.

From:
27 August 2024
To:
9 September 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
27-Aug102128
28-Aug101125
29-Aug99123
30-Aug97122
31-Aug96119
1-Sep93118
2-Sep93116
3-Sep91113
4-Sep90112
5-Sep88109
6-Sep87109
7-Sep86108
8-Sep85106
9-Sep84104
chavuma

Nana's Farm

The Zambezi River flows at Nana’s Farm, located some 33km upstream of Victoria Falls (typically the same reach) have steadily been decreasing, closing the period under review at 283m3/s on 9th September 2024. The flow observed on the same date last year was 395m3/s.

From:
27 August 2024
To:
9 September 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
27-Aug324457
28-Aug320446
29-Aug317444
30-Aug313439
31-Aug309439
1-Sep306436
2-Sep303432
3-Sep298425
4-Sep294414
5-Sep291409
6-Sep289409
7-Sep287405
8-Sep285399
9-Sep283395
nana

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye have been decreasing, closing the period under review at 260m3/s as of 9th September 2024. The flow recorded last year on the same date was 374m3/s.

From:
27 August 2024
To:
9 September 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
27-Aug308434
28-Aug303431
29-Aug301423
30-Aug295421
31-Aug294418
1-Sep288413
2-Sep284409
3-Sep282402
4-Sep277398
5-Sep276393
6-Sep269389
7-Sep266385
8-Sep263382
9-Sep260374
ngonye

Victoria Falls/Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 283m3/s on 9th September 2024.  The flow observed on the same date last year was 395m3/s.

From:
27 August 2024
To:
9 September 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
27-Aug324457
28-Aug320446
29-Aug317444
30-Aug313439
31-Aug309439
1-Sep306436
2-Sep303432
3-Sep298425
4-Sep294414
5-Sep291409
6-Sep289409
7-Sep287405
8-Sep285399
9-Sep283395
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