WHY ZAMBIA SIDE OF FALLS IS DRY
Why does Zambian side of the Victoria Falls become dry during this period?
The Zambian side of the Victoria falls, falls very dry but water can be seen still flowing on the Zimbabwean side.
The Zambian side of the falls hosts a 110 megawatts hydro electric power station built way back in 1936.
The Victoria Falls Power Station is located in the third gorge below Victoria Falls and consists of three power stations with a total capacity of 108 megawattssaw expansions in phases—1938, 1969, and 1972—boosting to its current installed capacity of 108 MW.
At the request of the Colonial Government great care was taken to avoid spoiling the beauty of the Falls.
The water inlet is some distance above the Falls and an underground pipe-line leads to the top of a gorge some distance below them.
An overhead power cable was necessary in one place, but it was put as far from the Falls as possible and it will not be seen by tourists.
It was calculated that even in the dry season the quantity of water taken by the Power Station should be negligible in comparison with the total flow over the Falls.
