Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are steadily increasing, as the rain season progresses, closing the period under review at 613m³/s on 18^th January 2023. The flow observed on the same date last year was 779m³/s.


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2021/22)	Flow (m3/s)(2020/21)
5-January	534	408
6-January	536	421
7-January	586	457
8-January	564	458
9-January	560	464
10-January	559	466
11-January	570	493
12-January	572	527
13-January	579	585
14-January	585	616
15-January	594	664
16-January	601	713
17-January	606	747
18-January	613	779

From:

Thursday, January 5, 2023

To:

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Lake Levels Graphic:

Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are decreasing steadily, closing the period under review at 2,584m³/s as of 5^th May 2025, whilst last year on the same date it was much lower at 774m³/s.

From:

29 April 2025

To:

5 May 2025


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)	Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
29-Apr	3,065	916
30-Apr	3,103	891
1-May	3,074	870
2-May	2,971	843
3-May	2,842	821
4-May	2,695	799
5-May	2,584	774

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye peaked to 3,014m³/s on 2^nd May 2025, before decreasing steadily, closing the period under review at 2,982m³/s as of 5^th May 2025. The flow recorded last year on the same date was lower at 880m³/s.

From:

29 April 2025

To:

5 May 2025


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)	Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
29-Apr	2,970	834
30-Apr	2,999	839
1-May	3,009	852
2-May	3,014	860
3-May	3,009	867
4-May	2,987	877
5-May	2,982	880

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 2,635m³/s on 5^th May 2025. The flow observed on the same date last year was lower at 735m³/s.

From:

29 April 2025

To:

5 May 2025


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)	Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
29-Apr	2,498	711
30-Apr	2,514	716
1-May	2,539	723
2-May	2,559	726
3-May	2,582	724
4-May	2,612	729
5-May	2,635	735