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Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls have stabilised with records of fluctuation as the rain season progresses, closing the period under review at 793m3/s on 11th March 2024.  The flow observed on the same date last year was 2,578m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
27-Feb7932,449
28-Feb7962,463
29-Feb796*n/a
1-Mar7992,483
2-Mar7992,519
3-Mar7992,539
4-Mar8002,550
5-Mar7962,564
6-Mar7942,569
7-Mar7962,578
8-Mar7942,580
9-Mar7932,580
10-Mar7932,582
11-Mar7932,578
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
To: 
Monday, March 11, 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 750m3/s on 6th May 2024 whilst last year on the same date it was 1,317m3/s.

From:
23 April 2024
To:
6 May 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
23-Apr9252,073
24-Apr9592,003
25-Apr9731,955
26-Apr9711,906
27-Apr9641,845
28-Apr9491,776
29-Apr9161,700
30-Apr8911,631
1-May8701,582
2-May8431,518
3-May8211,453
4-May7991,404
5-May7741,356
6-May7501,317

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 751m3/s on 6th May 2024. The flow observed on the same date last year was 2,023m3/s.

From:
23 April 2024
To:
6 May 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
23-Apr6971,891
24-Apr6981,883
25-Apr6981,879
26-Apr7031,872
27-Apr7051,870
28-Apr7071,870
29-Apr7111,874
30-Apr7161,885
1-May7231,893
2-May7261,917
3-May7241,932
4-May7291,954
5-May7351,990
6-May7512,023
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Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye have been increasing steadily, closing the period under review at 900m3/s on 6th May 2024. The flow recorded last year on the same date was 2,713m3/s.

From:
23 April 2024
To:
6 May 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
23-Apr7881,993
24-Apr7962,040
25-Apr8042,077
26-Apr8132,129
27-Apr8232,188
28-Apr8282,237
29-Apr8342,301
30-Apr8392,358
1-May8522,419
2-May8602,478
3-May8672,529
4-May8772,575
5-May8802,650
6-May9002,713

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 751m3/s on 6th May 2024.  The flow observed on the same date last year was 2,023m3/s.

From:
23 April 2024
To:
6 May 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
23-Apr6971,891
24-Apr6981,883
25-Apr6981,879
26-Apr7031,872
27-Apr7051,870
28-Apr7071,870
29-Apr7111,874
30-Apr7161,885
1-May7231,893
2-May7261,917
3-May7241,932
4-May7291,954
5-May7351,990
6-May7512,023
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