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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 receding, closing the period under review at 333m3/s as of 7th July 2025, whilst last year on the same date it was much lower at 222m3/s.

From:
24 June 2025
To:
7 July 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
24-Jun415270
25-Jun407266
26-Jun401261
27-Jun394257
28-Jun385254
29-Jun379249
30-Jun371246
1-Jul366245
2-Jul360241
3-Jul354237
4-Jul351234
5-Jul344230
6-Jul338225
7-Jul333222
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Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are receding, closing the period under review at 1,177m3/s as of 7th July 2025. The flow recorded last year on the same date was lower at 548m3/s.

From:
24 June 2025
To:
7 July 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
24-Jun1,575692
25-Jun1,541678
26-Jun1,508663
27-Jun1,475649
28-Jun1,446640
29-Jun1,394629
30-Jun1,379612
1-Jul1,336602
2-Jul1,321593
3-Jul1,295584
4-Jul1,267573
5-Jul1,239566
6-Jul1,208557
7-Jul1,177548
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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 1,506m3/s as of 7th July 2025.  The flow observed on the same date last year was lower at 555m3/s.

From:
24 June 2025
To:
7 July 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
24-Jun2,059748
25-Jun2,011727
26-Jun1,952706
27-Jun1,909685
28-Jun1,864667
29-Jun1,820648
30-Jun1,780637
1-Jul1,744623
2-Jul1,700609
3-Jul1,663597
4-Jul1,624586
5-Jul1,582575
6-Jul1,545564
7-Jul1,506555
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