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Victoria Falls / Big Tree

Flows at Victoria Falls have continued to increase steadily during the period under review before closing at 548m3/s on 23rd January 2020. Last year on the same date, the flow was 524m3/s. The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are still below the long-term average. This situation of below average flows at this station is forecasted to continue throughout the season to September 2020 as depicted in the respective hydrograph (dashed blue line).

Date20202019
10/1/2020426406
11/1/2020431436
12/1/2020436426
13/1/2020447421
14/1/2020457416
15/1/2020468426
16/1/2020479436
17/1/2020490452
18/1/2020501479
19/1/2020513490
20/1/2020524501
21/1/2020530513
22/1/2020536519
23/1/2020548524
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Friday, January 10, 2020
To: 
Thursday, January 23, 2020
Lake Levels Graphic: 
vic falls

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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