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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 decreasing and are lower than what was recorded last year.  The flows closed the period under review at 891m3/s on 30th April 2024 whilst last year on the same date it was 1,631m3/s.

From:
17 April 2024
To:
30 April 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
17-Apr7642,565
18-Apr7892,485
19-Apr8162,430
20-Apr8392,328
21-Apr8652,235
22-Apr8972,146
23-Apr9252,073
24-Apr9592,003
25-Apr9731,955
26-Apr9711,906
27-Apr9641,845
28-Apr9491,776
29-Apr9161,700
30-Apr8911,631
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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 716m3/s on 30th April 2024. The flow observed on the same date last year was 1,885m3/s.

From:
17 April 2024
To:
30 April 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
17-Apr6951,967
18-Apr6941,948
19-Apr6971,938
20-Apr6971,924
21-Apr6951,913
22-Apr6941,899
23-Apr6971,891
24-Apr6981,883
25-Apr6981,879
26-Apr7031,872
27-Apr7051,870
28-Apr7071,870
29-Apr7111,874
30-Apr7161,885
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Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye have been increasing steadily with records of fluctuations, closing the period under review at 839m3/s on 30th April 2024. The flow recorded last year on the same date was 2,358m3/s.

From:
17 April 2024
To:
30 April 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
17-Apr7831,872
18-Apr7831,878
19-Apr7821,893
20-Apr7821,906
21-Apr7931,923
22-Apr7881,950
23-Apr7881,993
24-Apr7962,040
25-Apr8042,077
26-Apr8132,129
27-Apr8232,188
28-Apr8282,237
29-Apr8342,301
30-Apr8392,358
ngonye

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 716m3/s on 30th April 2024.  The flow observed on the same date last year was 1,885m3/s.

From:
17 April 2024
To:
30 April 2024
DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
17-Apr6951,967
18-Apr6941,948
19-Apr6971,938
20-Apr6971,924
21-Apr6951,913
22-Apr6941,899
23-Apr6971,891
24-Apr6981,883
25-Apr6981,879
26-Apr7031,872
27-Apr7051,870
28-Apr7071,870
29-Apr7111,874
30-Apr7161,885
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