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Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls have been fluctuating due to local rainfall activity, closing the period under review at 329m3/s on 13th December 2021. The flow observed on the same date last year was 374m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2021/22)Flow (m3/s)(2020/21)
11/30/2021312323
12/1/2021309326
12/2/2021306337
12/3/2021305340
12/4/2021309339
12/5/2021313338
12/6/2021319348
12/7/2021321360
12/8/2021321361
12/9/2021323363
12/10/2021325369
12/11/2021326368
12/12/2021328369
12/13/2021329374
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
To: 
Monday, December 13, 2021
Lake Levels Graphic: 
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Chavuma

Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are increasing steadily due to the influence of rainfall activity within the catchment of interest, closing the period under review at 153m3/s on 6th January 2025 whilst last year on the same date it was higher at 385m3/s.

From:
24 December 2024
To:
6 January 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
24-Dec107289
25-Dec109292
26-Dec113311
27-Dec113324
28-Dec118326
29-Dec119327
30-Dec121332
31-Dec124343
1-Jan131350
2-Jan134367
3-Jan136370
4-Jan144378
5-Jan150382
6-Jan153385
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 records of fluctuation due to rainfall activity being observed around the catchment of interest, closing the period under review at 321m3/s on 6th January 2025. The flow observed on the same date last year was higher at 525m3/s.

From:
24 December 2024
To:
6 January 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
24-Dec292436
25-Dec292447
26-Dec289457
27-Dec292472
28-Dec303482
29-Dec296481
30-Dec305486
31-Dec308490
1-Jan310492
2-Jan320500
3-Jan312504
4-Jan313509
5-Jan320515
6-Jan321525
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Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are increasing with records of fluctuations due to rainfall activity around the catchment, closing the period under review at 388m3/s as of 6th January 2025. The flow recorded last year on the same date was higher at 616m3/s.

From:
24 December 2024
To:
6 January 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
24-Dec298494
25-Dec300502
26-Dec303525
27-Dec301534
28-Dec303529
29-Dec302534
30-Dec311541
31-Dec315552
1-Jan322560
2-Jan328570
3-Jan330582
4-Jan344586
5-Jan359594
6-Jan388616
ngonye

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 321m3/s on 6th January 2025.  The flow observed on the same date last year was higher at 525m3/s.

From:
24 December 2024
To:
6 January 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
24-Dec292436
25-Dec292447
26-Dec289457
27-Dec292472
28-Dec303482
29-Dec296481
30-Dec305486
31-Dec308490
1-Jan310492
2-Jan320500
3-Jan312504
4-Jan313509
5-Jan320515
6-Jan321525
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