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Victoria Falls

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls continued decreasing, closing the period under review at 313m3/s on 26th October 2020. The flow observed on the same date last year was 113m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s) 2020Flow (m3/s) 2019
13/10/2020359142
14/10/2020349139
15/10/2020343137
16/10/2020339134
17/10/2020334132
18/10/2020329129
19/10/2020325127
20/10/2020323125
21/10/2020320122
22/10/2020317120
23/10/2020317118
24/10/2020316116
25/10/2020315116
26/10/2020313113
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
To: 
Monday, October 26, 2020
Lake Levels Graphic: 

Chavuma

Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are in recession, closing the period under review at 74m3/s on 16th September 2024 whilst last year on the same date it was 96m3/s.

From:
3 September 2024
To:
16 September 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
3-Sep91113
4-Sep90112
5-Sep88109
6-Sep87109
7-Sep86108
8-Sep85106
9-Sep84104
10-Sep83103
11-Sep81101
12-Sep80100
13-Sep7999
14-Sep7898
15-Sep7696
16-Sep7496
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, closing the period under review at 264m3/s on 16th September 2024. The flow observed on the same date last year was 364m3/s.

From:
3 September 2024
To:
16 September 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
3-Sep298425
4-Sep294414
5-Sep291409
6-Sep289409
7-Sep287405
8-Sep285399
9-Sep283395
10-Sep279390
11-Sep277386
12-Sep271382
13-Sep270374
14-Sep268369
15-Sep266368
16-Sep264364
nana

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye have been decreasing, closing the period under review at 243m3/s as of 16th September 2024. The flow recorded last year on the same date was 344m3/s.

From:
3 September 2024
To:
16 September 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
3-Sep282402
4-Sep277398
5-Sep276393
6-Sep269389
7-Sep266385
8-Sep263382
9-Sep260374
10-Sep257370
11-Sep255363
12-Sep253359
13-Sep247354
14-Sep244351
15-Sep244347
16-Sep243344
ngonye

Victoria Falls/Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 264m3/s on 16th September 2024.  The flow observed on the same date last year was 364m3/s.

From:
3 September 2024
To:
16 September 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
3-Sep298425
4-Sep294414
5-Sep291409
6-Sep289409
7-Sep287405
8-Sep285399
9-Sep283395
10-Sep279390
11-Sep277386
12-Sep271382
13-Sep270374
14-Sep268369
15-Sep266368
16-Sep264364
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