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Victoria Falls / Big Tree

The second Zambezi River flood peak (5,825 m3/s ) recorded at Chavuma on 6th April 2020 arrived at Victoria Falls some 27 days later on 3rd May 2020, with a subdued magnitude of 4,568 m3/s before dropping to 4,306m3/s on 11th May 2020. The flow observed on the same date last year was 1,127m3/s. (NB: the variation in timing of the peak flood between Victoria Falls and Nana’s Farm upstream is attributable to a potential gauge shift that will have to be corrected after the flood season).

DateFlow (m3/s) 2020Flow (m3/s) 2019
28/4/202043751098
29/4/202044271098
30/4/202044621108
1/5/202044971117
2/5/202045321127
3/5/202045681136
4/5/202045321136
5/5/202045321146
6/5/202044621156
7/5/202044441165
8/5/202044271175
9/5/202043921156
10/5/202043751146
11/5/202043061127
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
To: 
Monday, May 11, 2020
Lake Levels Graphic: 
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Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are receding, closing the period under review at 150m3/s as of 25th August 2025, whilst last year on the same date it was lower at 106m3/s.

From:
12 August 2025
To:
25 August 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
12-Aug185132
13-Aug182130
14-Aug178127
15-Aug175126
16-Aug173124
17-Aug170121
18-Aug168120
19-Aug165118
20-Aug163115
21-Aug160113
22-Aug158112
23-Aug156110
24-Aug153107
25-Aug150106
chavuma

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are receding, closing the period under review at 431m3/s as of 25th August 2025. The flow recorded last year on the same date was lower at 311m3/s.

From:
12 August 2025
To:
25 August 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
12-Aug527363
13-Aug516359
14-Aug510356
15-Aug500351
16-Aug494347
17-Aug487346
18-Aug480340
19-Aug472337
20-Aug465332
21-Aug460329
22-Aug454323
23-Aug443323
24-Aug442318
25-Aug431311
ngonye

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 456m3/s as of 25th August 2025.  The flow observed on the same date last year was lower at 328m3/s.

From:
12 August 2025
To:
25 August 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
12-Aug562374
13-Aug550369
14-Aug540367
15-Aug530362
16-Aug519357
17-Aug513354
18-Aug508351
19-Aug497347
20-Aug492345
21-Aug485341
22-Aug478338
23-Aug466335
24-Aug459331
25-Aug456328
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