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Victoria Falls/Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are decreasing, closing the period under review at 1,070m3/s on 11th July 2022. The flow observed on the same date last year was 1,136m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2021/22)Flow (m3/s)(2020/21)
6/28/20221,5091,477
6/29/20221,4721,449
6/30/20221,4421,423
7/1/20221,4051,394
7/2/20221,3721,365
7/3/20221,3411,337
7/4/20221,3051,312
7/5/20221,2731,287
7/6/20221,2391,257
7/7/20221,2041,235
7/8/20221,1621,214
7/9/20221,1331,190
7/10/20221,0991,162
7/11/20221,0701,136
From: 
Thursday, July 28, 2022
To: 
Monday, July 11, 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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