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Victoria Falls (Nana’s Farm Station)

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls that were steadily increasing have recorded reduction in flows due to reduced rainfall activities being observed around the catchment of interest, closing the period under review at 535m3/s on 3rd February 2025.  The flow observed on the same date last year was higher at 717m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
21-Jan466671
22-Jan527677
23-Jan517681
24-Jan538682
25-Jan547687
26-Jan547695
27-Jan548698
28-Jan566703
29-Jan574705
30-Jan576710
31-Jan570710
1-Feb559710
2-Feb546713
3-Feb535717
From: 
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
To: 
Monday, February 3, 2025
Lake Levels Graphic: 
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Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are in recession, closing the period under review at 169m3/s as of 17th August 2026, whilst last year on the same date it was at 165m3/s. 

From:
4 August 2026
To:
17 August 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
4-Aug204203
5-Aug202201
6-Aug199199
7-Aug196196
8-Aug191192
9-Aug189189
10-Aug186186
11-Aug183183
12-Aug181180
13-Aug177176
14-Aug175173
15-Aug173170
16-Aug171168
17-Aug169165

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 535m3/s as of 17th August 2026. The flow recorded last year on the same date was at 487m3/s.

From:
4 August 2026
To:
17 August 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
4-Aug649599
5-Aug635590
6-Aug631577
7-Aug618570
8-Aug609555
9-Aug600545
10-Aug590539
11-Aug577532
12-Aug569527
13-Aug566516
14-Aug557510
15-Aug548500
16-Aug539494
17-Aug535487

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