Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls have continued increasing steadily due to local rainfall activity and increasing inflow from the Upper Catchment, closing the period under review at 778 m³/s on 18^th January 2021. The flow observed on the same date last year was 501 m³/s.


Date	Flow (m3/s) 2020	Flow (m3/s) 2019
5/1/2021	630	382
6/1/2021	636	386
7/1/2021	643	396
8/1/2021	643	406
9/1/2021	650	416
10/1/2021	656	426
11/1/2021	691	431
12/1/2021	698	436
13/1/2021	705	447
14/1/2021	733	457
15/1/2021	748	468
16/1/2021	763	479
17/1/2021	770	490
18/1/2021	778	501

From:

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

To:

Monday, January 18, 2021

Lake Levels Graphic:

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 28^th October 2024 whilst last year on the same date it was 84m³/s.

From:

15 October 2024

To:

28 October 2024


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)	Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
15-Oct	57	72
16-Oct	56	74
17-Oct	55	73
18-Oct	55	72
19-Oct	55	73
20-Oct	54	72
21-Oct	53	75
22-Oct	52	75
23-Oct	52	77
24-Oct	51	77
25-Oct	51	80
26-Oct	55	79
27-Oct	53	83
28-Oct	52	84

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 28^th October 2024. The flow observed on the same date last year was 264m³/s.

From:

15 October 2024

To:

28 October 2024


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)	Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
15-Oct	197	289
16-Oct	195	290
17-Oct	196	290
18-Oct	197	285
19-Oct	197	280
20-Oct	196	274
21-Oct	195	272
22-Oct	193	271
23-Oct	190	272
24-Oct	186	272
25-Oct	186	269
26-Oct	184	268
27-Oct	184	266
28-Oct	180	264

Ngonye

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

From:

15 October 2024

To:

28 October 2024


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)	Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
15-Oct	196	271
16-Oct	186	271
17-Oct	185	270
18-Oct	182	270
19-Oct	178	261
20-Oct	176	259
21-Oct	175	261
22-Oct	173	257
23-Oct	171	261
24-Oct	171	258
25-Oct	169	256
26-Oct	164	254
27-Oct	164	253
28-Oct	164	256