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The Zambezi River
Authority is governed by a Council of Ministers consisting of four members,
two of whom are Ministers in the Government of the Republic of Zambia
and two of whom are Ministers in the Government of Zimbabwe.
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RIVER
FLOWS
The hydrometric network used for the control and day to day operations
of the Kariba reservoir comprise of thirteen
stations where water levels are monitored daily. Flow measurements are
carried out at eight of these stations which include the Victoria Falls,
one of the key stations on the Zambezi River.
Coincidentally, the maximum flow recorded at Victoria
Falls was during the early construction phase of Kariba Dam in March 1958 at 10,000 cubic metres per second. The lowest flows recorded to
date at Victoria Falls were during the 1995/96 season which had an
annual mean flow of 390 cubic metres per second, where as the Long Term Mean
Annual flow at Victoria Falls is 1100
cubic metres per second.
FLOWS FOR SELECTED STATIONS:
CHAVUMA
Flows at Chavuma dropped from 299m3/s
on 5th July 2010 to 255m3/s
on 11th July 2010 as the recession continues.
As at close of the week, the flow was 37% higher than the flow recorded
last season on the same date.
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Zambezi River at Chavuma
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DATE
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FLOW (m3/s)
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05/07/2010
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299
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06/07/2010
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296
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07/07/2010
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291
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08/07/2010
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286
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09/07/2010
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262
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10/07/2010
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257
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11/07/2010
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255
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NANA'S
FARM
This
station is located about 33km upstream of Victoria Falls.
Since there is no major tributary between the site and the falls,
flows measured at this station can be considered as flows passing
over the falls.
Flows on the Zambezi River at Nana's
Farm are now in recession. The flow dropped from 1708m3/s
on 5th July 2010 to 1475m3/s
on 11th July 2010.
Last
year on 11th July, the flow was 1027m3/s.
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Zambezi River at Nana's Farm
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DATE
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FLOW (m3/s)
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05/07/2010
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1708
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06/07/2010
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1683
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07/07/2010
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1647
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08/07/2010
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1609
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09/07/2010
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1559
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10/07/2010
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1515
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11/07/2010
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1475
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VICTORIA FALLS
The recession continued with flows dropping from 1784m3/s
on 5th July 2010 to 1587m3/s
on 11th July 2010. Last season, the flows were 1235m3/s
and 1034m3/s on corresponding dates respectively.
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Zambezi River at Victoria Falls/Big Tree
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DATE
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FLOW (m3/s)
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05/07/2010
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1784
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06/07/2010
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1734
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07/07/2010
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1708
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08/07/2010
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1659
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09/07/2010
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1635
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10/07/2010
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1611
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11/07/2010
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1587
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Zimbabwe
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