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Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are decreasing, closing the period under review at 330m3/s on 26th September 2023.  The flow observed on the same date last year was 325m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2022/23)Flow (m3/s)(2021/22)
13-Sep374370
14-Sep369364
15-Sep368360
16-Sep364357
17-Sep363354
18-Sep360351
19-Sep354348
20-Sep351345
21-Sep347340
22-Sep345339
23-Sep339334
24-Sep338333
25-Sep334328
26-Sep330325
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
To: 
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
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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