Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The second Zambezi River flood peak (5,825 m³/s ) recorded at Chavuma on 6^th April 2020 arrived at Victoria Falls some 27 days later on 3^rd May 2020, with a subdued magnitude of 4,568 m³/s before dropping to 4,221m³/s on 14^th May 2020. The flow observed on the same date last year was 1,098m³/s. (NB: the variation in timing of the peak flood between Victoria Falls and Nana’s Farm upstream is attributable to a potential gauge shift that will have to be corrected after the flood season).


Date	Flow (m3/s) 2020	Flow (m3/s) 2019
1/5/2020	4497	1117
2/5/2020	4532	1127
3/5/2020	4568	1136
4/5/2020	4532	1136
5/5/2020	4532	1146
6/5/2020	4462	1156
7/5/2020	4444	1165
8/5/2020	4427	1175
9/5/2020	4392	1156
10/5/2020	4375	1146
11/5/2020	4306	1127
12/5/2020	4255	1117
13/5/2020	4238	1108
14/5/2020	4221	1098

From:

Friday, May 1, 2020

To:

Thursday, May 14, 2020

Lake Levels Graphic:

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 18^th November 2024 whilst last year on the same date it was 104m³/s.

From:

5 November 2024

To:

18 November 2024


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)	Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
5-Nov	62	89
6-Nov	61	91
7-Nov	63	91
8-Nov	63	93
9-Nov	65	95
10-Nov	64	96
11-Nov	64	98
12-Nov	64	103
13-Nov	69	104
14-Nov	71	103
15-Nov	72	106
16-Nov	72	104
17-Nov	72	104
18-Nov	72	104

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 18^th November 2024. The flow observed on the same date last year was 294m³/s.

From:

5 November 2024

To:

18 November 2024


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)	Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
5-Nov	166	272
6-Nov	167	281
7-Nov	168	291
8-Nov	170	290
9-Nov	172	292
10-Nov	171	297
11-Nov	172	297
12-Nov	178	294
13-Nov	180	293
14-Nov	184	293
15-Nov	191	288
16-Nov	203	292
17-Nov	204	293
18-Nov	206	294

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

From:

5 November 2024

To:

18 November 2024


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)	Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
5-Nov	169	295
6-Nov	172	310
7-Nov	173	299
8-Nov	176	300
9-Nov	183	298
10-Nov	186	299
11-Nov	242	288
12-Nov	191	302
13-Nov	198	303
14-Nov	202	303
15-Nov	222	304
16-Nov	235	309
17-Nov	236	310
18-Nov	229	314