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Victoria Falls/Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are steadily increasing due to local rainfall activity, closing the period under review at 407m3/s on 15th December 2022. The flow observed on the same date last year was 339m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2021/22)Flow (m3/s)(2020/21)
12/2/2022348306
12/3/2022347305
12/4/2022344309
12/5/2022345313
12/6/2022348319
12/7/2022352321
12/8/2022354321
12/9/2022367323
12/10/2022372325
12/11/2022390326
12/12/2022397328
12/13/2022401329
12/14/2022402335
12/15/2022407339
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Friday, December 2, 2022
To: 
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Lake Levels Graphic: 
Vic-Falls

Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are in recession, with the influence of localised rainfall activities being observed in river flows through isolated rises, closing the period under review at 98m3/s as of 5th October 2026, whilst last year on the same date it was at 79m3/s.

From:
22 September 2026
To:
5 October 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
22-Sept11394
23-Sept11293
24-Sept11191
25-Sept11091
26-Sept10789
27-Sept10588
28-Sept10488
29-Sept10287
30-Sept10085
1-Oct10384
2-Oct10183
3-Oct9982
4-Oct9881
5-Oct9879

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 311m3/s as of 5th October 2026. The flow recorded last year on the same date was at 254m3/s.

From:
22 September 2026
To:
5 October 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
22-Sept362295
23-Sept362294
24-Sept359292
25-Sept358288
26-Sept350286
27-Sept346279
28-Sept342276
29-Sept339274
30-Sept327271
1-Oct327270
2-Oct323267
3-Oct315261
4-Oct311258
5-Oct311254

Victoria Falls (Nana’s Farm Station)

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls – Nana’s Farm Station are steadily decreasing, with isolated localised rainfall activities being observed, closing the period under review at 343m3/s as of 5th October 2026.  The flow observed on the same date last year was at 272m3/s.

From:
22 September 2026
To:
5 October 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
22-Sept375319
23-Sept374316
24-Sept374310
25-Sept372306
26-Sept369301
27-Sept368296
28-Sept364294
29-Sept363294
30-Sept344294
1-Oct349289
2-Oct352286
3-Oct352283
4-Oct348278
5-Oct343272