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Victoria Falls/Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls which were decreasing, have started increasing due to rise in local rainfall activity, closing the period under review at 857m3/s on 31st January 2022. The flow observed on the same date last year was 1,032m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2021/22)Flow (m3/s)(2020/21)
1/18/2022779778
1/19/2022806793
1/20/2022820808
1/21/2022814824
1/22/2022799839
1/23/2022784871
1/24/2022769888
1/25/2022748896
1/26/2022739904
1/27/2022752921
1/28/2022770929
1/29/2022793972
1/30/20228221,014
1/31/20228571,032
From: 
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
To: 
Monday, January 31, 2022
Lake Levels Graphic: 
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Chavuma

Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are increasing steadily with records of fluctuation due to the influence of rainfall activity within the catchment of interest, closing the period under review at 121m3/s on 30th December 2024 whilst last year on the same date it was slightly higher at 332m3/s. 

From:
17 December 2024
To:
30 December 2024
17-Dec92254
18-Dec95258
19-Dec93266
20-Dec95270
21-Dec96281
22-Dec99282
23-Dec104287
24-Dec107289
25-Dec109292
26-Dec113311
27-Dec113324
28-Dec118326
29-Dec119327
30-Dec121332

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 records of fluctuation due to rainfall activity being observed around the catchment of interest, closing the period under review at 305m3/s on 30th December 2024. The flow observed on the same date last year was slightly higher at 486m3/s. 

From:
17 December 2024
To:
30 December 2024
17-Dec273374
18-Dec285377
19-Dec294382
20-Dec293392
21-Dec297417
22-Dec293430
23-Dec292436
24-Dec292436
25-Dec292447
26-Dec289457
27-Dec292472
28-Dec303482
29-Dec296481
30-Dec305486

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are increasing with records of fluctuations due to rainfall activity around the catchment, closing the period under review at 311m3/s as of 30th December 2024. The flow recorded last year on the same date was slightly higher at 541m3/s.

From:
17 December 2024
To:
30 December 2024
17-Dec92254
18-Dec95258
19-Dec93266
20-Dec95270
21-Dec96281
22-Dec99282
23-Dec104287
24-Dec107289
25-Dec109292
26-Dec113311
27-Dec113324
28-Dec118326
29-Dec119327
30-Dec121332

Victoria Falls (Nana’s Farm Station)

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are steadily increasing with records of fluctuation due to rainfall activities being observed around the catchment of interest, closing the period under review at 305m3/s on 30th December 2024.  The flow observed on the same date last year was slightly higher at 486m3/s.

From:
17 December 2024
To:
30 December 2024
17-Dec273374
18-Dec285377
19-Dec294382
20-Dec293392
21-Dec297403
22-Dec293417
23-Dec292430
24-Dec292436
25-Dec292447
26-Dec289457
27-Dec292472
28-Dec303482
29-Dec296481
30-Dec305486