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Victoria Falls/Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are decreasing, closing the period under review at 2,128m3/s on 13th June 2022. The flow observed on the same date last year was 1,911m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2021/22)Flow (m3/s)(2020/21)
5/31/20222,6672,363
6/1/20222,6282,327
6/2/20222,5822,286
6/3/20222,5372,251
6/4/20222,4942,201
6/5/20222,4632,163
6/6/20222,4202,126
6/7/20222,3762,097
6/8/20222,3362,065
6/9/20222,2922,033
6/10/20222,2552,002
6/11/20222,2121,971
6/12/20222,1971,942
6/13/20222,1281,911
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
To: 
Monday, June 13, 2022
Lake Levels Graphic: 
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Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are in recession, closing the period under review at 72m3/s as of 15th October 2025, whilst last year on the same date it was lower at 57m3/s.

From:
2 October 2025
To:
15 October 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
2-Oct8363
3-Oct8263
4-Oct8162
5-Oct7961
6-Oct7861
7-Oct7863
8-Oct7862
9-Oct7761
10-Oct7661
11-Oct7660
12-Oct7560
13-Oct7459
14-Oct7257
15-Oct7257
chavuma

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are receding, with isolated records of fluctuation due to the influence of local rainfall activity, closing the period under review at 228m3/s as of 15th October 2025. The flow recorded last year on the same date was lower at 196m3/s.

From:
2 October 2025
To:
15 October 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
2-Oct267196
3-Oct261199
4-Oct258195
5-Oct254194
6-Oct252193
7-Oct248191
8-Oct246195
9-Oct244191
10-Oct243189
11-Oct235186
12-Oct234183
13-Oct236183
14-Oct230183
15-Oct228196
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 243m3/s as of 15th October 2025.  The flow observed on the same date last year was lower at 197m3/s.

From:
2 October 2025
To:
15 October 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
2-Oct286217
3-Oct283213
4-Oct278203
5-Oct272202
6-Oct270202
7-Oct268203
8-Oct264203
9-Oct260203
10-Oct256200
11-Oct254199
12-Oct253198
13-Oct252196
14-Oct247197
15-Oct243197
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