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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 steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 936m3/s as of 18th May 2026, whilst last year on the same date it was at 1,185m3/s.

From:
5 May 2026
To:
18 May 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
5-May13852584
6-May13382441
7-May12972296
8-May12552070
9-May12121955
10-May11791798
11-May11481655
12-May11101557
13-May10761477
14-May10461405
15-May10141331
16-May9851281
17-May9611231
18-May9361185

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 2,816m3/s as of 18th May 2026. The flow recorded last year on the same date was lower at 2,825m3/s.

From:
5 May 2026
To:
18 May 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
5-May33902982
6-May33652960
7-May33172941
8-May32672929
9-May32392912
10-May32022883
11-May31622880
12-May31172866
13-May30632847
14-May30092842
15-May29602837
16-May29602825
17-May29142825
18-May28162825

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 3,330m3/s as of 18th May 2026.  The flow observed on the same date last year was lower at 2,820m3/s.

From:
5 May 2026
To:
18 May 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
5-May36102635
6-May36072658
7-May35872690
8-May35692706
9-May35592752
10-May35442759
11-May35262773
12-May35082804
13-May34832808
14-May34652806
15-May34302808
16-May34022820
17-May33702823
18-May33302820