Site ID: 281 Lat. -17.7050 Namibia Caprivi Oos
River: Zambezi Long. 25.0329
Site name: Kazungula Contributing area: 513291 km2 Ratio to Comparison Station: 0.96
Latest measurement: 2-Sep-11 Mean annual runoff: 33 mm (2003-2009)
Hydrologic status: 2 Normal flow Total runoff this year (2010): 51.3 mm
Latest M/C ratio: 1.22 Seven day total: 0.4 mm
Estimated current discharge: 324 m3/sec Percent of mean 7-day total: 106.7 % (today's value compared to mean for same period, 2003-2009)
Ice-cover determination: 5 yr recurrence flood: 2788 m3/sec (from Log Pearson III analysis)
Status Codes:  1 = Low flow or ice, 2 = Normal flow, 3 = Flood, 4 = Major Flood 2615 m3/sec (from Gumbel Extreme Value analysis)
Comparison Station Information:  Pakse (2469260)           Contributing Area:   sq mi 536010 sq km
(Data from this gaging station are used for the calibration to discharge, with an adjustment for different contributing areas)
Notes: Calibration to nearby ground station has not yet been accomplished.
Discharge and runoff, based on satellite remote sensing (NASA AMSR-E data)
(For U.S, sites, nearby ground station discharge may also be shown)
Annual  Monthly Total Runoff (mm), computed from above satellite-based discharge data
Runoff
(mm) Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
6 2002 no data no data no data no data no data no data no data 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.3
28 2003 1.5 1.5 3.0 4.9 5.3 3.1 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.5
26 2004 1.4 1.5 3.0 5.4 3.5 2.5 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5
20 2005 1.5 1.4 2.3 3.3 2.9 1.8 0.2 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3
34 2006 1.3 1.3 2.6 9.5 8.3 4.8 2.1 1.5 1.4 1.4 0.0 0.0
47 2007 1.3 6.3 8.7 10.1 7.4 4.3 2.1 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2
38 2008 1.4 5.2 8.2 6.1 5.5 3.1 1.9 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4
36 2009 1.5 2.7 7.0 3.6 7.2 4.7 2.3 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4
51 2010 1.4 3.2 10.2 9.0 8.6 6.3 3.6 2.0 1.6 1.5 1.3 2.6
Mean Annual Runoff (mm): 33 Standard Deviation: 6.4
Trend in Annual Runoff (slope):  5.9
Discharge is estimated via a rating equation directly from the remote sensing data (M/C ratio) shown below.
Explanation:   Green line records upwelling microwave emission from within 5 km radius of a calbration land target; blue line is emission from within 5 km radious of the measurement target centered over the river.
Brown line is their ratio (M/C; scale on right) and is used to estimate river discharge via a rating equation.
Rating equations are being developed and applied on an individual basis. For calibration status, see "notes" entry, above.
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Data
Date m3/sec
22-Jul-02 284
23-Jul-02 284
24-Jul-02 286
25-Jul-02 283
26-Jul-02 315
27-Jul-02 315
28-Jul-02 310
29-Jul-02 307
30-Jul-02 291
31-Jul-02 291
1-Aug-02 301
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9-Aug-02 283
10-Aug-02 283
11-Aug-02 275
12-Aug-02 275
13-Aug-02 270
14-Aug-02 275
15-Aug-02 272
16-Aug-02 273
17-Aug-02 273
18-Aug-02 270
19-Aug-02 276
20-Aug-02 277
21-Aug-02 277
22-Aug-02 274
23-Aug-02 273
24-Aug-02 272
25-Aug-02 271
26-Aug-02 270
27-Aug-02 270
28-Aug-02 270
29-Aug-02 258
30-Aug-02 260
31-Aug-02 252
1-Sep-02 258
2-Sep-02 262
3-Sep-02 267
4-Sep-02 279
5-Sep-02 273
6-Sep-02 273
7-Sep-02 268
8-Sep-02 270
9-Sep-02 270
10-Sep-02 269
11-Sep-02 271
12-Sep-02 268
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28-Sep-02 260
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30-Sep-02 258
1-Oct-02 258
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4-Oct-02 255
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6-Oct-02 248
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9-Oct-02 272
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21-Oct-02 266
22-Oct-02 274
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28-Oct-02 266
29-Oct-02 270
30-Oct-02 289
31-Oct-02 289
1-Nov-02 274
2-Nov-02 262
3-Nov-02 257
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5-Nov-02 258
6-Nov-02 237
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10-Nov-02 276
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29-Nov-02 266
30-Nov-02 256
1-Dec-02 246
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3-Dec-02 267
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17-Dec-02 274
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21-Dec-02 241
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25-Dec-02 259
26-Dec-02 280
27-Dec-02 280
28-Dec-02 261
29-Dec-02 252
30-Dec-02 242
31-Dec-02 242
1-Jan-03 237
2-Jan-03 288
3-Jan-03 288
4-Jan-03 293
5-Jan-03 275
6-Jan-03 267
7-Jan-03 264
8-Jan-03 255
9-Jan-03 257
10-Jan-03 255
11-Jan-03 263
12-Jan-03 263
13-Jan-03 273
14-Jan-03 270
15-Jan-03 270
16-Jan-03 281
17-Jan-03 283
18-Jan-03 299
19-Jan-03 299
20-Jan-03 289
21-Jan-03 298
22-Jan-03 291
23-Jan-03 293
24-Jan-03 295
25-Jan-03 276
26-Jan-03 276
27-Jan-03 298
28-Jan-03 298
29-Jan-03 382
30-Jan-03 394
31-Jan-03 419
1-Feb-03 419
2-Feb-03 421
3-Feb-03 381
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5-Feb-03 323
6-Feb-03 295
7-Feb-03 268
8-Feb-03 297
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21-Feb-03 368
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28-Feb-03 345
1-Mar-03 345
2-Mar-03 330
3-Mar-03 360
4-Mar-03 368
5-Mar-03 403
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