5) Intense rainfall events as late as March and April over the delta, joined these flood inputs. Word on the ground in Botswana is that the famous flood water that originates in the mountains in Angola and flows slowly and steadily into the Delta, is way below normal this year. To experience the miracle of nature that is the flooding of the Okavango Delta once in a lifetime is truly a special privilege, but to have lived in the Delta and been part of this unique phenomenon for more than twelve years, and been part of it in different areas of the Okavango is life changing. The Okavango Delta is one of Africa’s most impressive wildlife areas. The Okavango Delta in northern Botswana is one of the planet's most beautiful wilderness areas. The Okavango River continues on and splits into several channels, forming a vast, fan-shaped, astonishingly vibrant wilderness of flood plains, forests, smaller streams and an array of lagoons, which is commonly known the Okavango Delta. The Okavango Delta is a vast inland river delta that is affected by seasonal flooding. We will be heading to the Okavango for our honeymoon in June, and I was wondering if there was somewhere I could find the current outlook on the flood for this year. Signs of the lakes past can still be found in places such as the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, the sand ridges of Savuti and in the ancient floodplains surrounding the delta. This is when the dry, sparse, Kalahari Desert becomes a thriving wetland; overnight. The Okavango Delta, however, empties into a flood plain in the northwest of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, creating a vast network of waterways and seasonally flooded plains. It floods after it rains in Angola to the north, in June and the water slowly travels down into the delta in Botswana. The first graph shows the massive flood of 1984; subsequent graphs show the floods from 2004 until 2012. The inundated area of the Okavango Delta fluctuates between 6,000 to 8,000 square kilometres every year, swelling to up to 15,000 during the flood. This is also dry season, so the flood waters slowly evaporate over the next few months and leave behind valuable river salts and minerals. The Okavango Delta is an internal delta and runs out in the Kalahari, in fact the Okavango River is also called "the river that never meets the ocean"; during the flood maximum peak reaches an area of 16,000 sq. The Okavango Flood by Season Why does the Okavango delta flood, when is it & why do some lodges have water all year, others only seasonally by … With the flood waters of the river reaching the delta at the start of the dry season, the delta has a distinct rhythm. The rainfall recorded at Maun airport exceeded 890mm for the season. We will be heading to the Okavango for our honeymoon in June, and I was wondering if there was somewhere I could find the current outlook on the flood for this year. The Okavango Delta (or Okavango Grassland) (formerly spelled "Okovango" or "Okovanggo") in Botswana is a swampy inland delta formed where the Okavango River reaches a tectonic trough in the central part of the endorheic basin of the Kalahari.All the water reaching the delta is ultimately evaporated and transpired and does not flow into any sea or ocean.