Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls have started increasing due to second wave of incoming inflows from the upper Kariba catchment, closing the period under review at 2,792m³/s on 6^th May 2021. The flow observed on the same date last year was 4,462m³/s.


Date	Flow (m3/s) 2020/21	Flow (m3/s) 2019/20
23/4/2021	2,797	4,086
24/4/2021	2,783	4,153
25/4/2021	2,766	4,206
26/4/2021	2,750	4,252
27/4/2021	2,748	4,358
28/4/2021	2,741	4,375
29/4/2021	2,734	4,427
30/4/2021	2,737	4,462
1/5/2021	2,738	4,497
2/5/2021	2,745	4,532
3/5/2021	2,745	4,568
4/5/2021	2,757	4,532
5/5/2021	2,769	4,532
6/5/2021	2,792	4,462

From:

Friday, April 23, 2021

To:

Thursday, May 6, 2021

Lake Levels Graphic:

Chavuma

Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are sluggishly rising with records of fluctuations due to rainfall activity within the catchment of interest, closing the period under review at 72m³/s on 18^th November 2024 whilst last year on the same date it was 104m³/s.

From:

5 November 2024

To:

18 November 2024


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)	Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
5-Nov	62	89
6-Nov	61	91
7-Nov	63	91
8-Nov	63	93
9-Nov	65	95
10-Nov	64	96
11-Nov	64	98
12-Nov	64	103
13-Nov	69	104
14-Nov	71	103
15-Nov	72	106
16-Nov	72	104
17-Nov	72	104
18-Nov	72	104

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 increasing with a records of isolated fluctuations due to rainfall activities being observed around the catchment of interest, closing the period under review at 206m³/s on 18^th November 2024. The flow observed on the same date last year was 294m³/s.

From:

5 November 2024

To:

18 November 2024


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)	Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
5-Nov	166	272
6-Nov	167	281
7-Nov	168	291
8-Nov	170	290
9-Nov	172	292
10-Nov	171	297
11-Nov	172	297
12-Nov	178	294
13-Nov	180	293
14-Nov	184	293
15-Nov	191	288
16-Nov	203	292
17-Nov	204	293
18-Nov	206	294

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are increasing with records of fluctuations due to rainfall activity around the catchment, closing the period under review at 229m³/s as of 18^th November 2024. The flow recorded last year on the same date was 314m³/s.

From:

5 November 2024

To:

18 November 2024


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)	Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
5-Nov	169	295
6-Nov	172	310
7-Nov	173	299
8-Nov	176	300
9-Nov	183	298
10-Nov	186	299
11-Nov	242	288
12-Nov	191	302
13-Nov	198	303
14-Nov	202	303
15-Nov	222	304
16-Nov	235	309
17-Nov	236	310
18-Nov	229	314