Victoria Falls/Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls have continued increasing, closing the period under review at 3,000m³/s on 9^th May 2022. The flow observed on the same date last year was 2,846m³/s.


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2021/22)	Flow (m3/s)(2020/21)
4/26/2022	2,600	2,750
4/27/2022	2,630	2,748
4/28/2022	2,644	2,741
4/29/2022	2,671	2,734
4/30/2022	2,704	2,737
5/1/2022	2,755	2,738
5/2/2022	2,776	2,745
5/3/2022	2,799	2,745
5/4/2022	2,837	2,757
5/5/2022	2,881	2,769
5/6/2022	2,917	2,792
5/7/2022	2,955	2,816
5/8/2022	2,984	2,830
5/9/2022	3,000	2,846

Victoria Falls / Big Tree

From:

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

To:

Monday, May 9, 2022

Lake Levels Graphic:

Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are increasing steadily again, closing the period under review at 3,113m³/s as of 7^th April 2026, whilst last year on the same date it was at 3,312m³/s.

From:

25 March 2026

To:

7 April 2026


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)	Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
25-Mar	2,864	2,731
26-Mar	2,768	2,697
27-Mar	2,846	2,632
28-Mar	2,913	2,584
29-Mar	2,929	2,570
30-Mar	2,922	2,554
31-Mar	3,017	2,548
1-Apr	3,054	2,607
2-Apr	3,022	2,696
3-Apr	2,978	2,796
4-Apr	2,962	2,964
5-Apr	2,957	3,010
6-Apr	3,044	3,106
7-Apr	3,113	3,312

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 4,009m³/s as of 7^th April 2026. The flow recorded last year on the same date was lower at 2,337m³/s.

From:

25 March 2026

To:

7 April 2026


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)	Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
25-Mar	4,253	2,237
26-Mar	4,234	2,239
27-Mar	4,226	2,246
28-Mar	4,223	2,257
29-Mar	4,201	2,261
30-Mar	4,199	2,261
31-Mar	4,182	2,263
1-Apr	4,179	2,268
2-Apr	4,152	2,268
3-Apr	4,139	2,281
4-Apr	4,117	2,283
5-Apr	4,112	2,299
6-Apr	4,060	2,324
7-Apr	4,009	2,337

Victoria Falls (Nana’s Farm Station)

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls – Nana’s Farm Station are increasing as rainfall season progresses, with fluctuations being observed in the flows, closing the period under review at 4,136m³/s as of 7^th April 2026. The flow observed on the same date last year was lower at 1,983m³/s.

From:

25 March 2026

To:

7 April 2026


Date	Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)	Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
25-Mar	4,152	1,325
26-Mar	4,165	1,385
27-Mar	4,187	1,447
28-Mar	4,192	1,519
29-Mar	4,200	1,586
30-Mar	4,206	1,647
31-Mar	4,195	1,718
1-Apr	4,200	1,776
2-Apr	4,160	1,822
3-Apr	4,131	1,872
4-Apr	4,104	1,909
5-Apr	4,115	1,946
6-Apr	4,133	1,967
7-Apr	4,136	1,983