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Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are decreasing, closing the period under review at 270m3/s on 17th October 2022. The flow observed on the same date last year was 297m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2021/22)Flow (m3/s)(2020/21)
10/4/2022301336
10/5/2022296333
10/6/2022294330
10/7/2022293328
10/8/2022289325
10/9/2022286321
10/10/2022283320
10/11/2022283317
10/12/2022280312
10/13/2022279309
10/14/2022278306
10/15/2022276305
10/16/2022274301
10/17/2022270297
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
To: 
Monday, October 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 72m3/s on 18th November 2024 whilst last year on the same date it was 104m3/s.

From:
5 November 2024
To:
18 November 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
5-Nov6289
6-Nov6191
7-Nov6391
8-Nov6393
9-Nov6595
10-Nov6496
11-Nov6498
12-Nov64103
13-Nov69104
14-Nov71103
15-Nov72106
16-Nov72104
17-Nov72104
18-Nov72104
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 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 18th November 2024. The flow observed on the same date last year was 294m3/s.

From:
5 November 2024
To:
18 November 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
5-Nov166272
6-Nov167281
7-Nov168291
8-Nov170290
9-Nov172292
10-Nov171297
11-Nov172297
12-Nov178294
13-Nov180293
14-Nov184293
15-Nov191288
16-Nov203292
17-Nov204293
18-Nov206294
nana

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 18th November 2024. The flow recorded last year on the same date was 314m3/s.

From:
5 November 2024
To:
18 November 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
5-Nov169295
6-Nov172310
7-Nov173299
8-Nov176300
9-Nov183298
10-Nov186299
11-Nov242288
12-Nov191302
13-Nov198303
14-Nov202303
15-Nov222304
16-Nov235309
17-Nov236310
18-Nov229314
ngonye

Victoria Falls/Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are steadily increasing with records of fluctuations due to rainfall activities being observed around the catchment of interest, closing the period under review at 206m3/s on 18th November 2024.  The flow observed on the same date last year was 294m3/s.

From:
5 November 2024
To:
18 November 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
5-Nov166272
6-Nov167281
7-Nov168291
8-Nov170290
9-Nov172292
10-Nov171297
11-Nov172297
12-Nov178294
13-Nov180293
14-Nov184293
15-Nov191288
16-Nov203292
17-Nov204293
18-Nov206294
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