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Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are decreasing, closing the period under review at 270m3/s on 17th October 2022. The flow observed on the same date last year was 297m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2021/22)Flow (m3/s)(2020/21)
10/4/2022301336
10/5/2022296333
10/6/2022294330
10/7/2022293328
10/8/2022289325
10/9/2022286321
10/10/2022283320
10/11/2022283317
10/12/2022280312
10/13/2022279309
10/14/2022278306
10/15/2022276305
10/16/2022274301
10/17/2022270297
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
To: 
Monday, October 17, 2022
Lake Levels Graphic: 
vic-falls

Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are in recession, closing the period under review at 153m3/s as of 24th August 2026, whilst last year on the same date it was at 148m3/s.

From:
11 August 2026
To:
24 August 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
11-Aug183183
12-Aug181180
13-Aug177176
14-Aug175173
15-Aug173170
16-Aug171168
17-Aug169165
18-Aug166163
19-Aug164160
20-Aug162158
21-Aug160154
22-Aug157152
23-Aug155151
24-Aug153148

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 490m3/s as of 24th August 2026. The flow recorded last year on the same date was at 442m3/s.

From:
11 August 2026
To:
24 August 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
11-Aug577532
12-Aug569527
13-Aug566516
14-Aug557510
15-Aug548500
16-Aug539494
17-Aug535487
18-Aug525480
19-Aug516472
20-Aug513465
21-Aug507460
22-Aug499454
23-Aug492443
24-Aug490442

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 510m3/s as of 24th August 2026.  The flow observed on the same date last year was at 459m3/s.

From:
11 August 2026
To:
24 August 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
11-Aug613570
12-Aug601562
13-Aug590550
14-Aug582540
15-Aug578530
16-Aug570519
17-Aug564513
18-Aug552508
19-Aug544497
20-Aug536492
21-Aug529485
22-Aug518478
23-Aug515466
24-Aug510459