River and Reservoir Watch Version 4.5

River Discharge and Reservoir Storage Changes Using Satellite Microwave Radiometry

Zambezi

Center:

23.22

Long.

Signal/Noise:

14.8

GFDS Area ID:

277

Zambia

Center:

-16.2

Lat.

Very Good

GEE Time Series

WorldView Time Series

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292696

sq km

WBM contributing area

Last measured:

20-Dec-24

Discharge:

828

m3/sec

Status:

(1, low; 2, normal flow; 3, moderate flood, r >1.5 y; 4, major flood, r >5 y)

7-day Runoff

1.7

#N/A

(7-day runoff compared to 20 y average for this date, 2002-2021)

Flood Magnitude:

0.0

Scale of 0-10

Flood Magnitude Defined

Technical Summary

Notes:

7-day forward weighted moving average is applied.

Geolocation correction, commencing April 1, 2012:

Low flow is 20th percentile discharge for this day, 2003-2013.

Log Pearson III computes recurrence intervals from 22 years of record (1998-2019)

Change in 10 yr flood discharge (2010-2021 /1998-2009):

99.3%

Mean discharge

3296

m3/s

Annual Runoff (percent of mean, 1998-2021)

Mean Runoff

356

Major Floods

Change in Annual Runoff (2010-2021/1998-2009):

80.9%

10 = Flood of Record

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Access to Data

Sample Citation: Brakenridge, G. R., Kettner, A. J., Nghiem, S. V., Kugler, Zs., Paris, S. and Cohen, S., River and Reservoir Watch Version 4.5,

DFO Flood Observatory, University of Colorado, USA. http://floodobservatory.colorado.edu/ SiteDisplays/ 20.htm (Accessed 20 February 2023).

Robert.Brakenridge@Colorado.edu

Coefficients of Polynomial or Linear Rating Curve used:

-85982.84

84640.82

x^4

x^3

x^2