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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 in recession, closing the period under review at 257m3/s as of 20th July 2026, whilst last year on the same date it was at 261m3/s.

From:
7 July 2026
To:
20 July 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
7-Jul321326
8-Jul316321
9-Jul309313
10-Jul303309
11-Jul297304
12-Jul293297
13-Jul289291
14-Jul284288
15-Jul280283
16-Jul276279
17-Jul272275
18-Jul264270
19-Jul261265
20-Jul257261

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 877m3/s as of 20th July 2026. The flow recorded last year on the same date was at 850m3/s.

From:
7 July 2026
To:
20 July 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
7-Jul11061177
8-Jul10921152
9-Jul10641129
10-Jul10451099
11-Jul10261075
12-Jul10051047
13-Jul9831028
14-Jul968995
15-Jul968973
16-Jul949951
17-Jul933924
18-Jul914896
19-Jul893878
20-Jul877850

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 1,004m3/s as of 20th July 2026.  The flow observed on the same date last year was at 1,057m3/s.

From:
7 July 2026
To:
20 July 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
7-Jul1,3461,506
8-Jul1,3161,468
9-Jul1,2851,429
10-Jul1,2641,396
11-Jul1,2411,361
12-Jul1,2131,332
13-Jul1,1881,296
14-Jul11601258
15-Jul11331228
16-Jul11131195
17-Jul10941160
18-Jul10671126
19-Jul10291097
20-Jul10041057