Flood monitoring
Limpopo basin inundation
HighLimpopo catchment · Limpopo · Feb 2023
Flood extent
934 km²
93 400 hectares
Normal water extent
121 km²
Settlements affected
57
Modelled from settlement footprints
People affected (est.)
168 000
Before / after comparison
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At peak, inundation covered 934 km² — roughly 7.7× the normal water extent for this reach.
Event summary
Tropical system rainfall pushed the Limpopo above bankfull, flooding irrigated cropland along the northern border.
Extent derived from Sentinel-1 SAR water/non-water classification; settlement counts are modelled estimates for decision support, not verified damage assessments.