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Victoria Falls

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are now decreasing, closing the period under review at 1,162m3/s on 10th July 2023. The flow observed on the same date last year was 1,099m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2022/23)Flow (m3/s)(2021/22);;
27-Jun1,6341,545
28-Jun1,5931,509
29-Jun1,5571,472
30-Jun1,5211,442
01-Jul1,4851,405
02-Jul1,4511,372
03-Jul1,4141,341
04-Jul1,3831,305
05-Jul1,3501,273
06-Jul1,3161,239
07-Jul1,2821,204
08-Jul1,2501,162
09-Jul1,2181,133
10-Jul1,1621,099
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
To: 
Monday, July 10, 2023
Lake Levels Graphic: 

Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are decreasing steadily, closing the period under review at 2,584m3/s as of 5th May 2025, whilst last year on the same date it was much lower at 774m3/s.

From:
29 April 2025
To:
5 May 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
29-Apr3,065916
30-Apr3,103891
1-May3,074870
2-May2,971843
3-May2,842821
4-May2,695799
5-May2,584774
chavuma

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye peaked to 3,014m3/s on 2nd May 2025, before decreasing steadily, closing the period under review at 2,982m3/s as of 5th May 2025. The flow recorded last year on the same date was lower at 880m3/s.

From:
29 April 2025
To:
5 May 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
29-Apr2,970834
30-Apr2,999839
1-May3,009852
2-May3,014860
3-May3,009867
4-May2,987877
5-May2,982880
ngonye

Victoria Falls (Nana’s Farm Station)

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls – Nana’s Farm Station are increasing steadily, closing the period under review at 2,635m3/s on 5th May 2025.  The flow observed on the same date last year was lower at 735m3/s.

From:
29 April 2025
To:
5 May 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
29-Apr2,498711
30-Apr2,514716
1-May2,539723
2-May2,559726
3-May2,582724
4-May2,612729
5-May2,635735
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