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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 receding, closing the period under review at 235m3/s as of 28th July 2025, whilst last year on the same date it was much lower at 164m3/s.

From:
15 July 2025
To:
28 July 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
15-Jul290198
16-Jul286195
17-Jul281192
18-Jul277189
19-Jul272186
20-Jul268183
21-Jul263181
22-Jul258178
23-Jul255176
24-Jul252173
25-Jul248171
26-Jul245169
27-Jul240167
28-Jul235164
chavuma

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are receding, closing the period under review at 700m3/s as of 28th July 2025. The flow recorded last year on the same date was lower at 431m3/s.

From:
15 July 2025
To:
28 July 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
15-Jul973498
16-Jul951490
17-Jul924484
18-Jul896480
19-Jul878473
20-Jul850469
21-Jul828463
22-Jul807454
23-Jul786451
24-Jul761448
25-Jul750440
26-Jul730436
27-Jul715435
28-Jul700431
ngonye

Victoria Falls (Nana’s Farm Station)

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls – Nana’s Farm Station are in recession, closing the period under review at 814m3/s as of 28th July 2025.  The flow observed on the same date last year was lower at 433m3/s.

From:
15 July 2025
To:
28 July 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
15-Jul1,228493
16-Jul1,195488
17-Jul1,160483
18-Jul1,126476
19-Jul1,097454
20-Jul1,057453
21-Jul1,029451
22-Jul994449
23-Jul963448
24-Jul942446
25-Jul904443
26-Jul873441
27-Jul840437
28-Jul814433
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