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Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls have been increasing steadily due to local rainfall activity, closing the period under review at 747m3/s on 10th January 2022. The flow observed on the same date last year was 770m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2021/22)Flow (m3/s)(2020/21)
1/4/2022405623
1/5/2022408630
1/6/2022421636
1/7/2022457643
1/8/2022458643
1/9/2022464650
1/10/2022466656
1/11/2022493691
1/12/2022527698
1/13/2022585705
1/14/2022616733
1/15/2022664748
1/16/2022713763
1/17/2022747770
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
To: 
Monday, January 17, 2022
Lake Levels Graphic: 
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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 64m3/s on 11th November 2024 whilst last year on the same date it was 98m3/s.

From:
29 October 2024
To:
11 November 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
29-Oct5383
30-Oct5383
31-Oct5483
1-Nov5783
2-Nov5984
3-Nov5985
4-Nov6186
5-Nov6289
6-Nov6191
7-Nov6391
8-Nov6393
9-Nov6595
10-Nov6496
11-Nov6498
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 172m3/s on 11th November 2024. The flow observed on the same date last year was 297m3/s.

From:
29 October 2024
To:
11 November 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
29-Oct178262
30-Oct174259
31-Oct169253
1-Nov163256
2-Nov162261
3-Nov162266
4-Nov164268
5-Nov166272
6-Nov167281
7-Nov168291
8-Nov170290
9-Nov172292
10-Nov171297
11-Nov172297
nana

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are increasing due to rainfall activity around the catchment, closing the period under review at 242m3/s as of 11th November 2024. The flow recorded last year on the same date was 288m3/s.

From:
29 October 2024
To:
11 November 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
29-Oct159263
30-Oct159265
31-Oct162274
1-Nov163277
2-Nov163293
3-Nov165293
4-Nov169292
5-Nov169295
6-Nov172310
7-Nov173299
8-Nov176300
9-Nov183298
10-Nov186299
11-Nov242288
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 172m3/s on 11th November 2024.  The flow observed on the same date last year was 297m3/s.

From:
29 October 2024
To:
11 November 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
29-Oct178262
30-Oct174259
31-Oct169253
1-Nov163256
2-Nov162261
3-Nov162266
4-Nov164268
5-Nov166272
6-Nov167281
7-Nov168291
8-Nov170290
9-Nov172292
10-Nov171297
11-Nov172297
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