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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 728m3/s as of 2nd June 2025, whilst last year on the same date it was much lower at 379m3/s.

From:
27 May 2025
To:
2 June 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
27-May870427
28-May842418
29-May818408
30-May798399
31-May770393
1-Jun750385
2-Jun728379
chavuma

Ngonye

Flows at Ngonye are decreasing steadily, closing the period under review at 2,494m3/s as of 2nd June 2025. The flow recorded last year on the same date was lower at 1,050m3/s.

From:
27 May 2025
To:
2 June 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
27-May2,7131,059
28-May2,6831,069
29-May2,6571,059
30-May2,6101,055
31-May2,5751,054
1-Jun2,5171,052
2-Jun2,4941,050
ngonye

Victoria Falls (Nana’s Farm Station)

The Zambezi River flows at Victoria Falls – Nana’s Farm Station are decreasing steadily, closing the period under review at 2,766m3/s as of 2nd June 2025.  The flow observed on the same date last year was lower at 926m3/s.

From:
27 May 2025
To:
2 June 2025
DateFlow (m3/s)(2024/25)Flow (m3/s)(2023/24)
27-May2,790893
28-May2,794898
29-May2,790904
30-May2,790909
31-May2,785917
1-Jun2,776920
2-Jun2,766926
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