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Victoria Falls

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are decreasing, closing the period under review at 2,227m3/s on 3rd April 2023. The flow observed on the same date last year was 2,297m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2022/23)Flow (m3/s)(2021/22)
21 March2,4651,624
22 March2,4471,69
23 March2,4251,764
24 March2,4071,846
25 March2,3961,94
26 March2,3762,029
27 March2,3542,099
28 March2,332,173
29 March2,3122,195
30 March2,292,225
31 March2,2712,257
01 April2,2552,273
02 April2,242,288
03 April2,2272,297
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
To: 
Monday, April 3, 2023
Lake Levels Graphic: 

Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are in recession, closing the period under review at 153m3/s as of 24th August 2026, whilst last year on the same date it was at 148m3/s.

From:
11 August 2026
To:
24 August 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
11-Aug183183
12-Aug181180
13-Aug177176
14-Aug175173
15-Aug173170
16-Aug171168
17-Aug169165
18-Aug166163
19-Aug164160
20-Aug162158
21-Aug160154
22-Aug157152
23-Aug155151
24-Aug153148

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 535m3/s as of 17th August 2026. The flow recorded last year on the same date was at 487m3/s.

From:
4 August 2026
To:
17 August 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
4-Aug649599
5-Aug635590
6-Aug631577
7-Aug618570
8-Aug609555
9-Aug600545
10-Aug590539
11-Aug577532
12-Aug569527
13-Aug566516
14-Aug557510
15-Aug548500
16-Aug539494
17-Aug535487

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 564m3/s as of 17th August 2026.  The flow observed on the same date last year was at 513m3/s.

From:
4 August 2026
To:
17 August 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
4-Aug703665
5-Aug691648
6-Aug674626
7-Aug661616
8-Aug641606
9-Aug631594
10-Aug624581
11-Aug613570
12-Aug601562
13-Aug590550
14-Aug582540
15-Aug578530
16-Aug570519
17-Aug564513