Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls have been increasing steadily due to local rainfall activity and inflow from the Upper Catchment, closing the period under review at 536 m³/s on 24^th December 2020. The flow observed on the same date last year was 315m³/s.


Date	2020	2019
15-Dec	369	270
16-Dec	431	274
17-Dec	479	274
18-Dec	490	282
19-Dec	496	290
20-Dec	501	294
21-Dec	501	298
22-Dec	513	302
23-Dec	519	306
24-Dec	536	315
25-Dec	536	323
26-Dec	542	319
27-Dec	548	323
28-Dec	560	327

From:

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

To:

Monday, December 28, 2020

Lake Levels Graphic:

Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are increasing steadily again, closing the period under review at 3,113m³/s as of 7^th April 2026, whilst last year on the same date it was at 3,312m³/s.

From:

25 March 2026

To:

7 April 2026


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)	Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
25-Mar	2,864	2,731
26-Mar	2,768	2,697
27-Mar	2,846	2,632
28-Mar	2,913	2,584
29-Mar	2,929	2,570
30-Mar	2,922	2,554
31-Mar	3,017	2,548
1-Apr	3,054	2,607
2-Apr	3,022	2,696
3-Apr	2,978	2,796
4-Apr	2,962	2,964
5-Apr	2,957	3,010
6-Apr	3,044	3,106
7-Apr	3,113	3,312

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 4,009m³/s as of 7^th April 2026. The flow recorded last year on the same date was lower at 2,337m³/s.

From:

25 March 2026

To:

7 April 2026


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)	Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
25-Mar	4,253	2,237
26-Mar	4,234	2,239
27-Mar	4,226	2,246
28-Mar	4,223	2,257
29-Mar	4,201	2,261
30-Mar	4,199	2,261
31-Mar	4,182	2,263
1-Apr	4,179	2,268
2-Apr	4,152	2,268
3-Apr	4,139	2,281
4-Apr	4,117	2,283
5-Apr	4,112	2,299
6-Apr	4,060	2,324
7-Apr	4,009	2,337

Victoria Falls (Nana’s Farm Station)

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls – Nana’s Farm Station are increasing as rainfall season progresses, with fluctuations being observed in the flows, closing the period under review at 4,136m³/s as of 7^th April 2026. The flow observed on the same date last year was lower at 1,983m³/s.

From:

25 March 2026

To:

7 April 2026


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)	Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
25-Mar	4,152	1,325
26-Mar	4,165	1,385
27-Mar	4,187	1,447
28-Mar	4,192	1,519
29-Mar	4,200	1,586
30-Mar	4,206	1,647
31-Mar	4,195	1,718
1-Apr	4,200	1,776
2-Apr	4,160	1,822
3-Apr	4,131	1,872
4-Apr	4,104	1,909
5-Apr	4,115	1,946
6-Apr	4,133	1,967
7-Apr	4,136	1,983