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Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 394m3/s on 6th August 2024.  The flow observed on the same date last year was 605m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2023/24)Flow (m3/s)(2022/23)
24-Jul446806
25-Jul443784
26-Jul441766
27-Jul437747
28-Jul433729
29-Jul430710
30-Jul420697
31-Jul417675
1-Aug413665
2-Aug407650
3-Aug404637
4-Aug401627
5-Aug397616
6-Aug394605
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
To: 
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Lake Levels Graphic: 
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Chavuma

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

From:
29 April 2025
To:
5 May 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
29-Apr3,065916
30-Apr3,103891
1-May3,074870
2-May2,971843
3-May2,842821
4-May2,695799
5-May2,584774
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Ngonye

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

From:
29 April 2025
To:
5 May 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
29-Apr2,970834
30-Apr2,999839
1-May3,009852
2-May3,014860
3-May3,009867
4-May2,987877
5-May2,982880
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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 2,635m3/s on 5th May 2025.  The flow observed on the same date last year was lower at 735m3/s.

From:
29 April 2025
To:
5 May 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
29-Apr2,498711
30-Apr2,514716
1-May2,539723
2-May2,559726
3-May2,582724
4-May2,612729
5-May2,635735
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