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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
Victoria Falls / Big Tree
From: 
Saturday, December 31, 2022
To: 
Friday, January 13, 2023
Lake Levels Graphic: 
Vic-Falls

Chavuma

The Zambezi River flows at Chavuma are decreasing, closing the period under review at 1,137m3/s as of 19th May 2025, whilst last year on the same date it was much lower at 520m3/s.

From:
13 May 2025
To:
19 May 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
13-May1,477614
14-May1,405597
15-May1,331582
16-May1,281567
17-May1,231552
18-May1,185536
19-May1,137520
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Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are decreasing steadily, closing the period under review at 2,823m3/s as of 19th May 2025. The flow recorded last year on the same date was lower at 948m3/s.

From:
13 May 2025
To:
19 May 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
13-May2,847958
14-May2,842963
15-May2,837973
16-May2,825982
17-May2,825988
18-May2,825997
19-May2,8231,002
ngonye

Victoria Falls (Nana’s Farm Station)

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls – Nana’s Farm Station peaked to 2,823m3/s on 17th May 2025, before decreasing steadily to 2,818m3/s at the close of the period under review on 19th May 2025.  The flow observed on the same date last year was lower at 839m3/s.

From:
13 May 2025
To:
19 May 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
13-May2,808797
14-May2,806803
15-May2,808810
16-May2,820819
17-May2,823823
18-May2,820832
19-May2,818839
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