{"id":388290,"date":"2026-01-14T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=388290"},"modified":"2026-01-13T18:55:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T16:55:55","slug":"orange-and-zambezi-rivers-water-levels-higher-in-january-2026-than-january-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=388290","title":{"rendered":"Orange and Zambezi rivers\u2019 water levels higher in January 2026 than January 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WATER levels in the Orange and Zambezi rivers were higher in January 2026 than in January 2025, while the Kavango and Kunene rivers experienced a decline compared with last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was highlighted in the Hydrological Services of Namibia\u2019s Flood Report, which indicates that the Orange River at Blouputs recorded a water level of 1.92\u202fm on Friday, 9 January 2026, higher than the 0.61\u202fm recorded on 9 January 2025 and 1.27\u202fm recorded on 9 January 2024. Meanwhile, the Orange River at Sendelingsdrift stood at 2.10\u202fm on Friday, 9 January 2026, compared with 0.16\u202fm on 9 January 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the north-eastern parts of the country, the Zambezi River also performed better this year than last. The Hydrological Services of Namibia revealed that the Zambezi River at Katima Mulilo, which stood at 0.91\u202fm on Friday, 9 January 2026, is much higher than it was last year on the same date, when it stood at 0.33\u202fm. However, this year\u2019s level is not higher than that of 2024, when the river stood at 1.03\u202fm on 9 January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In contrast to the Orange and Zambezi rivers, the Okavango River\u2019s water levels are lower this year than on the same dates in 2025 and 2024. According to the Hydrological Services of Namibia, the Okavango River at Rundu stood at 4.88\u202fm on 9 January 2026 &#8211; down from 5.72\u202fm in 2025 and 4.93\u202fm in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similarly, the Okavango River at Divundu also recorded lower levels compared with previous years. The Hydrological Services of Namibia reported a water level of 3.05\u202fm on 9 January 2026, a decline from 3.36\u202fm in 2025 and 3.28\u202fm in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photo: Sandfontein Lodge &amp; Nature Reserve, South Namibia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter WATER levels in the Orange and Zambezi rivers were higher in January 2026 than in January 2025, while the Kavango and Kunene rivers experienced a decline compared with last year. 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