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Victoria Falls

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are decreasing, closing the period under review at 2,069m3/s on 11th April 2023. The flow observed on the same date last year was 2,398m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2022/23)Flow (m3/s)(2021/22)
29 March2,3122,195
30 March2,2902,225
31 March2,2712,257
01 April2,2552,273
02 April2,2402,288
03 April2,2272,297
04 April2,2062,310
05 April2,1822,325
06 April2,1652,345
07 April2,1522,363
08 April2,1352,382
09 April2,1142,394
10 April2,0862,387
11 April2,0692,398
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
To: 
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Lake Levels Graphic: 

Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are decreasing, closing the period under review at 1,137m3/s as of 19th May 2025, whilst last year on the same date it was much lower at 520m3/s.

From:
13 May 2025
To:
19 May 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
13-May1,477614
14-May1,405597
15-May1,331582
16-May1,281567
17-May1,231552
18-May1,185536
19-May1,137520
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Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are decreasing steadily, closing the period under review at 2,823m3/s as of 19th May 2025. The flow recorded last year on the same date was lower at 948m3/s.

From:
13 May 2025
To:
19 May 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
13-May2,847958
14-May2,842963
15-May2,837973
16-May2,825982
17-May2,825988
18-May2,825997
19-May2,8231,002
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Victoria Falls (Nana’s Farm Station)

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls – Nana’s Farm Station peaked to 2,823m3/s on 17th May 2025, before decreasing steadily to 2,818m3/s at the close of the period under review on 19th May 2025.  The flow observed on the same date last year was lower at 839m3/s.

From:
13 May 2025
To:
19 May 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
13-May2,808797
14-May2,806803
15-May2,808810
16-May2,820819
17-May2,823823
18-May2,820832
19-May2,818839
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