MENU Dry Outflow from Ruaha Park 68 km. from Park HQ The surface flow is visibly retreating towards the Ruaha Park Headquarter (Center of Park). Flow at the Msembe Bridge (reference location for “Zero Flow”) is still adequate to reach this downstream location.
Category Archives: 2026
Zero Flow at Ruaha Park HQ
MENU Great Ruaha River — Machine Zero-Flow Confirmation | 4 October 2026 Satellite monitoring identifies 29 September 2026 as the first combined zero-flow candidate at ParkHQ/Msembe Bridge. Repeated observations on 4 October 2026 support machine confirmation that continuous surface-water flow had ceased. Independent downstream monitoring supports this decision. Between 29 September and 14 October, theContinue reading “Zero Flow at Ruaha Park HQ”
Critical Low Outflow Ihefu Swamp
MENU Overflow Ihefu Swamp reaches critical low level on September 22, 2026 With the critical low outflow at VDAS 405 (idodi) some 30km downstream of the N’giriama sill, zero flow at Park HQ is immenent and expected in October 2026.
Flow status Usangu Rice Drainage
MENU September 12, 2026 Alert 3 Confirmed Nyaluhanga reached an advanced low-flow transition in mid-September 2026.On 7 September, both fixed branch-inlet indicators (A16 and A17) were still WATER-classified. A16 changed to NO-WATER by 12 September while A17 remained WATER, marking the presently identified candidate ALERT 3 transition on 12 September. A17 subsequently changed to NO-WATERContinue reading “Flow status Usangu Rice Drainage”
Kapunga Intake and Abstraction
MENU Pre-IRR Kapunga with critical flow in Ruaha and imminent zero flow Ruaha River at Park HQ Kapunga Intake on August 5, 2026 and HR Nov 10, 2023 On November 10, 2023, the Ruaha River flow dropped under the critically low flow level (zero flow at Ruaha Park HQ Oct. 17 2023). The first riceContinue reading “Kapunga Intake and Abstraction”
Mbarali River NAFCO Headworks
MENU Sustained drying Mbarali River at New NAFCO headworks Zero Overflow detected on August 28, 2026 The 5m resolution timeseries of the new nafco headworks in the Mbarali River suggests the drying of the mbarali at the weir. Visual inspection of the remaining flow in main canal and downstream form the basis for the conclusionContinue reading “Mbarali River NAFCO Headworks”