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Victoria Falls

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are decreasing, closing the period under review at 1,870m3/s on 27th April 2023. The flow observed on the same date last year was 2,630m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2022/23)Flow (m3/s)(2021/22)
14-Apr2,0192,445
15-Apr2,0002,456
16-Apr1,9792,456
17-Apr1,9672,573
18-Apr1,9482,489
19-Apr1,9382,494
20-Apr1,9242,489
21-Apr1,9132,496
22-Apr1,8992,507
23-Apr1,8912,521
24-Apr1,8832,555
25-Apr1,8792,573
26-Apr1,8722,600
27-Apr1,8702,630
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Friday, April 14, 2023
To: 
Thursday, April 27, 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