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Victoria Falls

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls continued decreasing, closing the period under review at 307m3/s on 29th October 2020. The flow observed on the same date last year was 107m3/s.

Date2020 Flow (m3/s)2019 Flow (m3/s)
16-Oct-2020339134
17-Oct-2020334132
18-Oct-2020329129
19-Oct-2020325127
20-Oct-2020323125
21-Oct-2020320122
22-Oct-2020317120
23-Oct-2020317118
24-Oct-2020316116
25-Oct-2020315116
26-Oct-2020313113
27-Oct-2020312111
28-Oct-2020308109
29-Oct-2020307107
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Friday, October 16, 2020
To: 
Thursday, October 29, 2020
Lake Levels Graphic: 

Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 535m3/s as of 9th June 2026, whilst last year on the same date it was at 591m3/s. 

From:
27 May 2026
To:
9 June 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
27-May737870
28-May718842
29-May698818
30-May679798
31-May663770
1-Jun645750
2-Jun629728
3-Jun615705
4-Jun598685
5-Jun587664
6-Jun576643
7-Jun562627
8-Jun548611
9-Jun535591

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 1,818m3/s as of 9th June 2026. The flow recorded last year on the same date was at 2,170m3/s.

From:
27 May 2026
To:
9 June 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
27-May23602713
28-May23132683
29-May22632657
30-May22232610
31-May21752575
1-Jun21312517
2-Jun20852494
3-Jun20442437
4-Jun20062389
5-Jun19652344
6-Jun19292306
7-Jun18872246
8-Jun18512217
9-Jun18182170

Victoria Falls (Nana’s Farm Station)

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls – Nana’s Farm Station are steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 2,371m3/s as of 9th June 2026.  The flow observed on the same date last year was at 2,639m3/s.

From:
27 May 2026
To:
9 June 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
27-May29912790
28-May29452794
29-May29052790
30-May28652790
31-May28512785
1-Jun27502776
2-Jun27202766
3-Jun26622764
4-Jun26262748
5-Jun25752738
6-Jun25192729
7-Jun24692708
8-Jun24202678
9-Jun23712639