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Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls peaked to 3,597 m3/s as of 11th and 12th of March 2021, before decreasing steadily due to reduced rainfall activity and inflow from the upper Kariba Catchment, closing the period under review at 3,483m3/s on 18th March 2021. The flow observed on the same date last year was 2,398m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s) 2020/21Flow (m3/s) 2019/20
5/3/20213,3051,095
6/3/20213,4531,139
7/3/20213,5141,185
8/3/20213,5161,227
9/3/20213,5691,276
10/3/20213,5841,328
11/3/20213,5971,382
12/3/20213,5971,507
13/3/20213,5901,630
14/3/20213,5591,800
15/3/20213,5441,975
16/3/20213,5312,146
17/3/20213,5002,284
18/3/20213,4832,398
From: 
Friday, March 5, 2021
To: 
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Lake Levels Graphic: 
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Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are receding, closing the period under review at 150m3/s as of 25th August 2025, whilst last year on the same date it was lower at 106m3/s.

From:
12 August 2025
To:
25 August 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
12-Aug185132
13-Aug182130
14-Aug178127
15-Aug175126
16-Aug173124
17-Aug170121
18-Aug168120
19-Aug165118
20-Aug163115
21-Aug160113
22-Aug158112
23-Aug156110
24-Aug153107
25-Aug150106
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Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are receding, closing the period under review at 431m3/s as of 25th August 2025. The flow recorded last year on the same date was lower at 311m3/s.

From:
12 August 2025
To:
25 August 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
12-Aug527363
13-Aug516359
14-Aug510356
15-Aug500351
16-Aug494347
17-Aug487346
18-Aug480340
19-Aug472337
20-Aug465332
21-Aug460329
22-Aug454323
23-Aug443323
24-Aug442318
25-Aug431311
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 456m3/s as of 25th August 2025.  The flow observed on the same date last year was lower at 328m3/s.

From:
12 August 2025
To:
25 August 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
12-Aug562374
13-Aug550369
14-Aug540367
15-Aug530362
16-Aug519357
17-Aug513354
18-Aug508351
19-Aug497347
20-Aug492345
21-Aug485341
22-Aug478338
23-Aug466335
24-Aug459331
25-Aug456328
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