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Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls have been decreasing, closing the period under review at 670m3/s on 5th August 2021. The flow observed on the same date last year was 726m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2020/21)Flow (m3/s)(2019/20)
23 Jul873947
24 Jul853926
25 Jul836907
26 Jul816888
27 Jul800871
28 Jul784853
29 Jul770834
30 Jul752817
31 Jul736799
01 Aug723782
02 Aug711770
03 Aug698752
04 Aug681739
05 Aug670726
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Friday, July 23, 2021
To: 
Thursday, August 5, 2021
Lake Levels Graphic: 
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Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are increasing steadily, closing the period under review at 3,065m3/s as of 29th April 2025, whilst last year on the same date it was much lower at 916m3/s.

From:
23 April 2025
To:
29 April 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
23-Apr2,610925
24-Apr2,684959
25-Apr2,597973
26-Apr2,641971
27-Apr2,749964
28-Apr2,936949
29-Apr3,065916
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Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are increasing steadily, closing the period under review at 2,970m3/s as of 29th April 2025. The flow recorded last year on the same date was lower at 834m3/s.

From:
23 April 2025
To:
29 April 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
23-Apr2,697788
24-Apr2,706796
25-Apr2,799804
26-Apr2,842813
27-Apr2,885823
28-Apr2,934828
29-Apr2,970834
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Victoria Falls (Nana’s Farm Station)

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls – Nana’s Farm Station are increasing steadily, closing the period under review at 2,498m3/s on 29th April 2025.  The flow observed on the same date last year was lower at 711m3/s.

From:
23 April 2025
To:
29 April 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
23-Apr2,352697
24-Apr2,376698
25-Apr2,427698
26-Apr2,451703
27-Apr2,467705
28-Apr2,483707
29-Apr2,498711
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