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Victoria Falls/Big Tree

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls are steadily increasing, as the rain season progresses, closing the period under review at 579m3/s on 13th January 2023. The flow observed on the same date last year was 585m3/s.

DateFlow (m3/s)(2021/22)Flow (m3/s)(2020/21)
31-December499399
1-January502403
2-January521404
3-January530407
4-January525405
5-January534408
6-January536421
7-January586457
8-January564458
9-January560464
10-January559466
11-January570493
12-January572527
13-January579585
From: 
Saturday, December 31, 2022
To: 
Friday, January 13, 2023
Lake Levels Graphic: 
Vic-Falls

Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are in recession, closing the period under review at 104m3/s as of 28th September 2026, whilst last year on the same date it was at 88m3/s.

From:
15 September 2026
To:
28 September 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
15-Sept115104
16-Sept114102
17-Sept113100
18-Sept11399
19-Sept112100
20-Sept11296
21-Sept11294
22-Sept11394
23-Sept11293
24-Sept11191
25-Sept11091
26-Sept10789
27-Sept10588
28-Sept10488

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are steadily decreasing, closing the period under review at 342m3/s as of 28th September 2026. The flow recorded last year on the same date was at 276m3/s.

From:
15 September 2026
To:
28 September 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
15-Sept378326
16-Sept377322
17-Sept373318
18-Sept368304
19-Sept361298
20-Sept361298
21-Sept372296
22-Sept362295
23-Sept362294
24-Sept359292
25-Sept358288
26-Sept350286
27-Sept346279
28-Sept342276

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 364m3/s as of 28th September 2026.  The flow observed on the same date last year was at 294m3/s.

From:
15 September 2026
To:
28 September 2026
DateFlow (m3/s)(2025/26)Flow (m3/s)(2024/25)
15-Sept403347
16-Sept397343
17-Sept394338
18-Sept391336
19-Sept384333
20-Sept377328
21-Sept376324
22-Sept375319
23-Sept374316
24-Sept374310
25-Sept372306
26-Sept369301
27-Sept368296
28-Sept364294