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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 479m3/s on 16th January 2020. Last year on the same date, the flow was 436m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s) (2020)Flow (m3/s) (2019)
3/1/2020368349
4/1/2020377358
5/1/2020382354
6/1/2020386349
7/1/2020396377
8/1/2020406386
9/1/2020416401
10/1/2020426406
11/1/2020431436
12/1/2020436426
13/1/2020447421
14/1/2020457416
15/1/2020468426
16/1/2020479436
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Friday, January 3, 2020
To: 
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Lake Levels Graphic: 
Victoria Falls/Big Tree

Chavuma

Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are in recession, closing the period under review at 370m3/s on 3rd June 2024 whilst last year on the same date it was 575m3/s.

From:
21 May 2024
To:
3 June 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
21-May493842
22-May478817
23-May470794
24-May458772
25-May447750
26-May437728
27-May427704
28-May418684
29-May408665
30-May399643
31-May393627
1-Jun385610
2-Jun379593
3-Jun370576
chavuma

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, closing the period under review at 928m3/s on 3rd June 2024. The flow observed on the same date last year was 2,584m3/s.

From:
21 May 2024
To:
3 June 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
21-May8542,635
22-May8602,662
23-May8652,685
24-May8742,701
25-May8812,713
26-May8872,715
27-May8932,718
28-May8982,708
29-May9042,690
30-May9092,674
31-May9172,658
1-Jun9202,635
2-Jun9262,612
3-Jun9282,584
nana

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye have been increasing steadily, peaking to 1,069m3/s on 28th May 2024, before getting into recession, closing the period under review at 1,045m3/s as of 3rd June 2024. The flow recorded last year on the same date was 2,081m3/s.

From:
21 May 2024
To:
3 June 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
21-May1,0212,671
22-May1,0292,626
23-May1,0362,582
24-May1,0432,543
25-May1,0482,517
26-May1,0522,458
27-May1,0592,403
28-May1,0692,349
29-May1,0592,310
30-May1,0552,268
31-May1,0542,217
1-Jun1,0522,173
2-Jun1,0502,116
3-Jun1,0452,081
ngonye

Victoria Falls/Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are steadily increasing, closing the period under review at 928m3/s on 3rd June May 2024.  The flow observed on the same date last year was 2,584m3/s.

From:
21 May 2024
To:
3 June 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
21-May8542,635
22-May8602,662
23-May8652,685
24-May8742,701
25-May8812,713
26-May8872,715
27-May8932,718
28-May8982,708
29-May9042,690
30-May9092,674
31-May9172,658
1-Jun9202,635
2-Jun9262,612
3-Jun9282,584
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