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 4,444m³/s on 7^th May 2020. The flow observed on the same date last year was 1,165m³/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).