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Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are decreasing, closing the period under review at 2,354m3/s on 27th March 2023. The flow observed on the same date last year was 2,099m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2022/23)Flow (m3/s)(2021/22)
14-Mar2,5461,314
15-Mar2,5351,339
16-Mar2,5301,359
17-Mar2,5191,453
18-Mar2,5121,490
19-Mar2,5101,515
20-Mar2,4981,566
21-Mar2,4651,624
22-Mar2,4471,690
23-Mar2,4251,764
24-Mar2,4071,846
25-Mar2,3961,940
26-Mar2,3762,029
27-Mar2,3542,099
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
To: 
Monday, March 27, 2023
Lake Levels Graphic: 
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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 564m3/s as of 17th August 2026.  The flow observed on the same date last year was at 513m3/s.

From:
4 August 2026
To:
17 August 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
4-Aug703665
5-Aug691648
6-Aug674626
7-Aug661616
8-Aug641606
9-Aug631594
10-Aug624581
11-Aug613570
12-Aug601562
13-Aug590550
14-Aug582540
15-Aug578530
16-Aug570519
17-Aug564513