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Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are increasing steadily due to localised rainfall activity, closing the period under review at 606m3/s on 15th January 2024.  The flow observed on the same date last year was 594m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2022/23)Flow (m3/s)(2021/22)
2-Jan500521
3-Jan504530
4-Jan509525
5-Jan515534
6-Jan525536
7-Jan527586
8-Jan531564
9-Jan538560
10-Jan547559
11-Jan559570
12-Jan570572
13-Jan579579
14-Jan591585
15-Jan606594
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
To: 
Monday, January 15, 2024
Lake Levels Graphic: 
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Chavuma

Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are steadily decreasing and are lower than what was recorded last year.  The flows closed the period under review at 891m3/s on 30th April 2024 whilst last year on the same date it was 1,631m3/s.

From:
17 April 2024
To:
30 April 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
17-Apr7642,565
18-Apr7892,485
19-Apr8162,430
20-Apr8392,328
21-Apr8652,235
22-Apr8972,146
23-Apr9252,073
24-Apr9592,003
25-Apr9731,955
26-Apr9711,906
27-Apr9641,845
28-Apr9491,776
29-Apr9161,700
30-Apr8911,631
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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 fluctuations being observed, closing the period under review at 716m3/s on 30th April 2024. The flow observed on the same date last year was 1,885m3/s.

From:
17 April 2024
To:
30 April 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
17-Apr6951,967
18-Apr6941,948
19-Apr6971,938
20-Apr6971,924
21-Apr6951,913
22-Apr6941,899
23-Apr6971,891
24-Apr6981,883
25-Apr6981,879
26-Apr7031,872
27-Apr7051,870
28-Apr7071,870
29-Apr7111,874
30-Apr7161,885
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Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye have been increasing steadily with records of fluctuations, closing the period under review at 839m3/s on 30th April 2024. The flow recorded last year on the same date was 2,358m3/s.

From:
17 April 2024
To:
30 April 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
17-Apr7831,872
18-Apr7831,878
19-Apr7821,893
20-Apr7821,906
21-Apr7931,923
22-Apr7881,950
23-Apr7881,993
24-Apr7962,040
25-Apr8042,077
26-Apr8132,129
27-Apr8232,188
28-Apr8282,237
29-Apr8342,301
30-Apr8392,358
ngonye

Victoria Falls/Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are steadily increasing with records of fluctuation being observed, closing the period under review at 716m3/s on 30th April 2024.  The flow observed on the same date last year was 1,885m3/s.

From:
17 April 2024
To:
30 April 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
17-Apr6951,967
18-Apr6941,948
19-Apr6971,938
20-Apr6971,924
21-Apr6951,913
22-Apr6941,899
23-Apr6971,891
24-Apr6981,883
25-Apr6981,879
26-Apr7031,872
27-Apr7051,870
28-Apr7071,870
29-Apr7111,874
30-Apr7161,885
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