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Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls fluctuated slightly due to local rainfall activity on the catchment, closing the period under review at 370m3/s on 12th October 2020. The flow observed on the same date last year was 144m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s) 2020Flow (m3/s) 2019
29-Sep398177
30-Sep395174
01-Oct391171
02-Oct386168
03-Oct381165
04-Oct379163
05-Oct376163
06-Oct369160
07-Oct365157
08-Oct359154
09-Oct359152
10-Oct360147
11-Oct357147
12-Oct370144
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
To: 
Monday, October 12, 2020
Lake Levels Graphic: 
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Chavuma

Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are in recession, with a record of isolated rise due to rainfall activity within the catchment of interest, closing the period under review at 52m3/s on 28th October 2024 whilst last year on the same date it was 84m3/s.

From:
15 October 2024
To:
28 October 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
15-Oct5772
16-Oct5674
17-Oct5573
18-Oct5572
19-Oct5573
20-Oct5472
21-Oct5375
22-Oct5275
23-Oct5277
24-Oct5177
25-Oct5180
26-Oct5579
27-Oct5383
28-Oct5284
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 with a records of isolated rises due to rainfall activities being observed around the catchment of interest, closing the period under review at 180m3/s on 28th October 2024. The flow observed on the same date last year was 264m3/s.

From:
15 October 2024
To:
28 October 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
15-Oct197289
16-Oct195290
17-Oct196290
18-Oct197285
19-Oct197280
20-Oct196274
21-Oct195272
22-Oct193271
23-Oct190272
24-Oct186272
25-Oct186269
26-Oct184268
27-Oct184266
28-Oct180264
nana

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye have been decreasing, closing the period under review at 164m3/s as of 28th October 2024. The flow recorded last year on the same date was 256m3/s.

From:
15 October 2024
To:
28 October 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
15-Oct196271
16-Oct186271
17-Oct185270
18-Oct182270
19-Oct178261
20-Oct176259
21-Oct175261
22-Oct173257
23-Oct171261
24-Oct171258
25-Oct169256
26-Oct164254
27-Oct164253
28-Oct164256
ngonye

Victoria Falls/Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are steadily decreasing with records of isolated rises due to rainfall activities being observed around the catchment of interest, closing the period under review at 180m3/s on 28th October 2024.  The flow observed on the same date last year was 264m3/s.

From:
15 October 2024
To:
28 October 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
15-Oct197289
16-Oct195290
17-Oct196290
18-Oct197285
19-Oct197280
20-Oct196274
21-Oct195272
22-Oct193271
23-Oct190272
24-Oct186272
25-Oct186269
26-Oct184268
27-Oct184266
28-Oct180264
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