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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: 
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Chavuma

Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are steadily increasing and are lower than what was recorded last year.  The flows closed the period under review at 764m3/s on 17th April 2024 whilst last year on the same date it was 2,565m3/s.

From:
4 April 2024
To:
17 April 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
4-Apr4341,716
5-Apr4401,895
6-Apr4582,103
7-Apr4752,275
8-Apr5002,417
9-Apr5242,548
10-Apr5502,595
11-Apr5852,603
12-Apr6142,586
13-Apr6462,574
14-Apr6772,586
15-Apr7172,614
16-Apr7362,597
17-Apr7642,565

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 695m3/s on 17th April 2024. The flow observed on the same date last year was 1,967m3/s.

From:
4 April 2024
To:
17 April 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
4-Apr6652,206
5-Apr6642,182
6-Apr6642,165
7-Apr6572,152
8-Apr6712,135
9-Apr7162,114
10-Apr6942,086
11-Apr7042,069
12-Apr7032,052
13-Apr7072,031
14-Apr7042,019
15-Apr7042,000
16-Apr7001,979
17-Apr6951,967
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Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye have been increasing steadily with records of fluctuations, closing the period under review at 783m3/s on 17th April 2024. The flow recorded last year on the same date was 1,872m3/s.

From:
4 April 2024
To:
17 April 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
4-Apr7332,008
5-Apr7401,993
6-Apr7461,976
7-Apr7491,954
8-Apr7691,942
9-Apr7551,925
10-Apr7631,902
11-Apr7771,899
12-Apr7771,893
13-Apr7681,887
14-Apr7711,878
15-Apr7831,872
16-Apr7711,872
17-Apr7831,872
ngonye

Victoria Falls/Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are increasing with records of fluctuation being observed, closing the period under review at 695m3/s on 17th April 2024.  The flow observed on the same date last year was 1,967m3/s.

From:
4 April 2024
To:
17 April 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
4-Apr6652,206
5-Apr6642,182
6-Apr6642,165
7-Apr6572,152
8-Apr6712,135
9-Apr7162,114
10-Apr6942,086
11-Apr7042,069
12-Apr7032,052
13-Apr7072,031
14-Apr7042,019
15-Apr7042,000
16-Apr7001,979
17-Apr6951,967
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